{"product_id":"2026200007298-secondhand-the-spirited-earth-dance-myth-and-ritual-from-south-asia-to-the-south-pacific","title":"The Spirited Earth: Dance, Myth, And Ritual From South Asia To The South Pacific","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly immersive work of cultural anthropology and visual ethnography, The Spirited Earth: Dance, Myth, And Ritual From South Asia To The South Pacific chronicles the sacred performance traditions of communities stretching across a vast geographic arc, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Pacific. Victoria Ginn presents a sweeping examination of how dance, myth, and ritual function not merely as artistic expression but as living spiritual practice, deeply woven into the social and cosmological fabric of indigenous and traditional cultures. The tone is reverential yet scholarly, treating each tradition with the gravity and nuance it deserves while remaining accessible to a broad audience of readers drawn to world cultures, spirituality, and the performing arts. Ginn illustrates how the body in motion becomes a vessel for ancestral memory, divine communication, and communal identity across remarkably diverse societies. The result is a compelling cross-cultural portrait that argues for the universal human impulse to reach the sacred through movement and story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887830511835,"sku":"2026200007298-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f952ec8f-20b3-4b88-bb0f-94f4c069309c.png?v=1781746618","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007298-secondhand-the-spirited-earth-dance-myth-and-ritual-from-south-asia-to-the-south-pacific","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}