Body, Movement, and Culture: Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community

In Body, Movement, and Culture, Sally Ann Ness provides an original interpretive account of three forms of sinulog dancing practiced in Cebu City in the Philippines: a healing ritual, a dance drama, and a "cultural" exhibition dance. Ness's examination of these dance forms yields rich insights into the cultural predicament of this Philippine city and the way in which kinesthetic and visual symbols interact to create meaning.

Ness scrutinizes the patterns of movement, the use of the body and ...