Author: Kowalska, Jolanta
Title: Tree of Life Dance : Cultural Universals in Motion
Description: Warszawa, Etnologii Instytutu, (1991). orig. wrappers. 207 pp,, 23x16cm, Series: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of the History of Material Culture, Library of Polish Ethnography. Textual illustrations. ISBN: 8385463046. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Published in an edition of 500 copies. Contents: Dance as the Subject of Research & the Element of Culture; The Subject of Research: The Means & the Mechanism of Dance Communication; Cultural Universals & the Symbolism of Dance Movement; Mobility - Immobility Dichotomy; The Role & Meaning of the Category of "Center" in Dance; The Central Order of Reality; Dualism of Reality; The Symbolism of a Border; The Process of Recognition & Penetration of Reality; Interrelation of the Cultural Features of Movement & Reality; Cultural Universals in Relation to the Symbolism of Extra- Motional Elements of Dance: The Movement Emitter; A Dance Performer; Costume & Requisite; Conclusion.

Keywords: 8385463046 Dance Ethnography, Anthropology, Ethnology, Folk Dancing, Symbol Symbols, Symbolism, Comparative, Dances,