The Dangerous Lives of Public Performers

The Dangerous Lives of Public Performers

Anthony Shay

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2014
Materia
Estudios de género, grupos de género
ISBN:
9781137433602

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From the kordax dancers of ancient Greece, to the pantomimes of ancient Rome, to the slave-girl singers in Caliphal Baghdad, to the dancing boys in present-day Afghanistan, and the belly dancers in Egypt, professional entertainers in the Islamic world endu

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