"I really don't do it for the spirituality": How Often Do Belly Dancers Infuse Artistic Leisure with Spiritual Meaning?
To what extent does spirituality play a role in artistic leisure? Utilizing semi-structured interviews with 35 belly dancers in the United States, I demonstrate how, although many participants attach spiritual meaning to belly dance, there is a wide range in both the frequency and in the contexts in...
| Published in: | Implicit religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2013]
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| In: |
Implicit religion
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| Further subjects: | B
DANCE students
B Spirituality B Qualitative methods B Spiritual Life B Leisure B BELLY dance |
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| Summary: | To what extent does spirituality play a role in artistic leisure? Utilizing semi-structured interviews with 35 belly dancers in the United States, I demonstrate how, although many participants attach spiritual meaning to belly dance, there is a wide range in both the frequency and in the contexts in which people do so. Findings show that some dancers infuse belly dance with spiritual meaning almost every time they engage in the activity, but for most participants, spirituality does not make up the majority of their belly dance experiences. Many dancers rarely or never attach spiritual significance to belly dance. Furthermore, the context in which dancers attach spiritual meaning to belly dance varies. If dancers infuse belly dance with spirituality, they will most likely do so when they are dancing alone in their homes. Only dancers who associate belly dance with spirituality most of the time that they dance, experience spirituality when dancing outside their home, such as during performances or when teaching their dance students. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v16i3.301 |