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The Sacred Dance

by W. O. E. Oesterley

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Abbreviations
  3. 3Chapter I — Introductory
  4. 4Chapter II — The Origin and Purposes of the Sacred Dance
  5. 5Chapter III — The Sacred Dance Among the Israelites
  6. 6Chapter IV — The Old Testament Terms for “Dancing”
  7. 7Chapter V — The Sacred Processional Dance, and Dances in Honour of…
  8. 8Chapter VI — The Ritual Dance Round a Sacred Object
  9. 9Chapter VII — The Ecstatic Dance
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Sacred Dance at Vintage, Harvest, and Other Fest…
  11. 11Chapter IX — Dances in Celebration of Victory
  12. 12Chapter X — The Sacred Dance as a Marriage Rite
  13. 13Chapter XI — Dancing as a Mourning and Burial Rite

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