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Great changes have swept the world of the Tewas since 1985, when the first edition of this book appeared, including changes in relationships among Indian communities, the anthropologists who wish to study them, and the non-Indian people who attend these ceremonies. Returning to her classic work, anthropologist Jill D. Sweet reflects upon these changes with exceptional insight. The Tewas have become increasingly sophisticated in managing tourism, including their new casinos, to ensure that it contributes to the persistence and revitalization of ancient ritual practices. Anthropologists and spectators, meanwhile, have had to grow more attentive to the dignity and privacy of the Tewas.

This new edition features the voices of Tewa dancers and composers and images by contemporary Tewa artists that explain the significance of dance to Tewa identity and community. The author frames their words with her own poignant reflections on more than twenty years of study and friendship with these creative and enduring people. ... Read more

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Nice Overview
A good systematic description of Tewa dances and performances.This work is a neat overview of the various dances as carried out in the Tewa villages of northern New Mexico.Sweet's analysis is informed by her working relations among Pueblo people.The recent edition includes contemporary testimonies ofPueblo people who continue to navigate and balance their culture within (and outside) the tourism and art industry. ... Read more

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Stackpole is proud to introduce the Frontier Classics, a new series that aims to resurrect long out-of-print gems of frontier history. Antiquarian and rare book dealers have previously been the only source for these books, providing first editions for premium prices. Now, these books are available in affordable, quality paperback editions, with new historical introductions written by a leading expert in the field.Jacob Lee Humfreville was a Civil War veteran who earned a Regular Army commission as a lieutenant in the 9th U.S. Cavalry, the "Buffalo Soldiers," in 1866. In this beautifully illustrated work, Humfreville offers his observations on all aspects of Plains Indian life. His views were sometimes simplistic, but unfailingly sympathetic. ... Read more

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One of the Best Descriptions Of American Indians and the Opening of the West
Capt. Humfreville did not write a 'noble savage' memoir. He was a soldier who fought in the Civil War and two tours of duty in the West. One tour up North among the Sioux and Blackfeet, and a second South against the Commanche and Apache. He was one of several soldiers of the time who related what they had seen out West. I use to think that R.I.Dodge was the best observer but Capt. Humfreville really has the knack for good writing and essential observation.

He didn't see Indians as noble savages but rather as a hugely diverse group.While there were certain similarities across all tribes, each tribe and even sub-tribe had it's own peculiar way of living & outlook on life-he didn't hold back describing these peculiarities.What you read is a white man observing a Stone Age people and telling you how they are different than you,an Industrial Age person.

I've never read such close detail about actual Indian camp life. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to spend time with a Plains Indian family, Capt Humfeville will fill you in on all the details. (Warning-don't show up in rainy season,don't eat from the communal cooking pot if you can help it, and bring your own bedding.)

Some tribes have his admiration,Cheyenne,Sioux,Nez Perces. But other tribes, Kiowa,Apache, his contempt because of their extreme brutality.The Arapaho claim his bewilderment because of their extreme dirtiness and laziness. He assets that marauding parties would not bother to attack Arapaho because they didn't own anything worth taking.At the same time,their bosom allies were the sparkling neat,ever manly Cheyenne.This is an angle I'd never heard before,but the book if full of these insights.

Capt Humfreville goes on to describe the beginnings of the White's move West. He fills you in on the workings of the Pony Express, the Telegraph business, overland shipping by stagecoach.

If you are interested in what the hunting was like,he covers most of the game animals. The chapter on buffalo is exceptional, he actually goes real deep into how to successfully hunt buffalo and survive to tell the tale.

Being that Capt Humfreville was closer in time and in the business, his angle on the Little Bighorn is fascinating. It's a report that has Red Horse and Gall as the central figures, Crazy Horse,the ever able leader, and oddly, Sitting Bull as nothing more than an impostor.

Capt Humfreville writes in a very modern,21st century style, very readable. His fascinating observations and stories make for a very pleasant and informative read. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, published by Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada on June 22, 1998. The length of the article is 1406 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Dancer Gargi Banerjee presented several performances of the traditional Indian dance Orissi at a cultural festival in Vancouver, British Columbia. The performance featured soft swaying body movements and was part of a larger movement of reviving ancient Indian art forms.

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Title: Orissi dance ... ancient tradition revived in Vancouver.(Indian dance production in British Columbia)
Author: Suniti Pande
Publication: Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1998
Publisher: Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Volume: 32Issue: 1Page: 8(3)

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From the Introduction by Jonathan Katz:The articles in thisvolume are revised versions of papers presented at asession organizedby Dr Sanjukta Gupta and the author for the 1987 WorldSanskritConference in Leiden. The general interest in this session was the role of the Sanskrit tradition in the performing arts in India.Narrowing thisdown, the organizers invited participants to considerthe relations betweentheory and practice in music and dance, withparticular reference to theSanskrit textual tradition of musicology.The responses to this invitationvaried in approach. Broadly speaking,the discussions were concerned with twoareas of investigation. Someexamined the ways in which the theoreticaltreatises could throw lighton the history of the arts themselves; othersexplored the theoreticalmodels and explanations as systems for understandingand codifyingideas and practices. This book raises through detaileddiscussions inthis field, more general issues found in the character ofqastrictechnical discourse.Contents:Jonathan Katz, `Introduction: qastra,prayoga andsannsupgita.'Harold Powers, `Reinterpretations oftradition in Hindustani music: OmkarnathThakur contra Vishnu NarayanBhatkhande.'Richard Widdess, `Reflections on a medieval melody:theory, practice andnotation in early Indian musicological texts.' N. Ramanathan, `Influence of qastra on prayoga: thesvara system inthe post-Sansupgitaratnakara period withspecial reference to SouthIndian music.'Lewis Rowell, `The prabandhas in Matansupga's Brhaddeqi.'P.L. Sharma, `qastra and prayoga: qastrictradition andcontemporary tala practice, with special reference toHindustanimusic.'Mukund Lath, `Tandu: the first theoretician of dance.'S.S.Janaki, The hand-gesture pataka in natya.'Mandrakranta Bose,`Categories of dance: bandha and anibandha.' ... Read more

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Beautiful, historically accurate book
If you are interested in Kathak or just Indian history and culture, this book is for you.A huge hardcover book filled with an abundance of detailed information and fabulous color and b&w photographs.It giveshistory and good information of each Kathak gharana, including someguru/disciple bio's and lineage of each gharana.

The book shares detailson costume, music, and some technical and aesthetic aspects of Kathakmovements and footwork.For example, there is a short frame-by-frame photosequence, with written translation of Pandit Gopi Krishna performing aghazal. This book is an informative and inspiring must-have for allKathakers, although it is not a "How-To" book (which would beimpossible).Thanks to Amazon.com for obtaining this difficult to locateprize! ... Read more

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This volume touches all aspects of Indian dance spanning from the traditional to futuristic. It blends analysis and interpretation and offers a bracing perspective on how classical dance has taken shape through the ages, enriched our culture and maintained our store of wisdom, sanity and humanity, even as it prepares for teh enormous challenges it faces in the new millennium.

It celebrates the brilliant flowering of Indian dance throughout the world. Hundreds of young Dutch, Surinamese and other nationalities learn Odissi in Antwerp. Its School of Tabla Teaching is among the best anywhere. There are Japanese teachers of Kathak in Perth. In Montreal, Toronto and many other cities of Canada, a high level of research and scholarly work on Indian dance studies has been going on for several years now. In the United States, even small towns boast of Bharat Natyam or a Kuchipudi teacher and multicultural classes of enthusiastic learners.

This is a seminal volume with contributions from some of the most eminent names in their respective fields of dance, complemented by a portfolio of photographs of gurus and dancers—both past and present. ... Read more