Egyptian Belly Dance in Transition

The Raqs Sharqi Revolution, 1890-1930

Heather D. Ward (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6674-7 (ISBN)

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Raqs sharqi, the Egyptian dance form also known as belly dance, has for generations captured imaginations around the globe. Yet its origins have been obscured by misinformation and conjecture, rooted in Orientalist attitudes about the Middle East--a widely accepted narrative suggests the dance was created in response to Western influences and desires. Drawing on an array of primary sources, the author traces the early development of raqs sharqi in the context of contemporary trends in Egyptian arts and entertainment. The dance is revealed to be a hybrid cultural expression, emerging with the formation of Egyptian national identity at the end of the 19th century, when Egypt was occupied by the British.

Heather D. Ward is a Middle Eastern dance instructor, performer and researcher based in St. Louis, Missouri. She specializes in Egyptian belly dance, and has conducted in-depth research into primary textual, photographic and pictorial evidence as well as on-site investigations in Cairo of this fascinating dance form.

Table of Contents

Preface

Notes on Transcription and Translation

Introduction

One—Egyptian Arts and Entertainment at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Two—The Rise of Raqṣ Sharqī

Three—Reconstructing the Technique of Early Raqṣ Sharqī

Four—Reconstructing the Aesthetic of Early Raqṣ Sharqī

Five—Raqṣ Sharqī Performance at the Turn of the Century

Six—The Raqṣ Sharqī Costume in Historical Context

Seven—Raqṣ Sharqī as Part of the Egyptian Cultural Heritage

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.04.2018
Zusatzinfo	27 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-6674-1 / 1476666741
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6674-7 / 9781476666747
Zustand	Neuware