A discourse on dancing
Subtitle: delivered in the Central Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati.
By: By N. L. Rice.
Publisher: For sale at the The Presbyterian Book Depository, and W. H. Moore
Published: 1847
Place of publication: Cincinnati
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Dance -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Antidance Literature.
Description: This book is typical of mid-nineteenth century antidance works. While many writers noted that the Bible contains numerous references to dance, Rice (1807-1877) points out that, in a biblical context, dance was utilized as a part of worship, performed exclusively by women dancing with each other. (The dangers of contact between the sexes while dancing were a common theme in antidance literature.) The second point, also common in antidance books, centered on the notion that dancing was bad for the health, especially in women.
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