Dance, Consumerism, and Spirituality [electronic resource] /
Walter, C.author.
Dance has proliferated in movies, television, Internet, and retail spaces while the spiritual power of dance has also been linked with mass consumption. Walter marries the cultural studies of dance and the religious aspects of dance in an exploration of consumption rituals, including rituals of being persuaded to buy products that include dance.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction  An Opening; Chapter 1 On the Spiritual Motivations for Dance Consumption; Chapter 2 Womanist Transmodern Dance Metaphors of Mystical Consumption; Chapter 3 Value Creation and the Inner Mystic Dancer; Chapter 4 On Valuing Mystical Dance Experiences; Chapter 5 The Power of Dance in Cyberity; Chapter 6 Womanist Ideology in Service of a Mystical Worldview; Conclusion A Continuing Passage; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dance has proliferated in movies, television, Internet, and retail spaces while the spiritual power of dance has also been linked with mass consumption. Walter marries the cultural studies of dance and the religious aspects of dance in an exploration of consumption rituals, including rituals of being persuaded to buy products that include dance.
Religion and sociology.
Dance.
Economic sociology.
Spirituality.
Marketing.
Arts.
Religion and Society.
Dance.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Spirituality.
Marketing.
Arts.