DANCES OF ANAHUAC : The Choreography and Music of Precortesian Dances : No 38, Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology

New York, NY: Wenner-Gren Foundation, 1964. Subscribers Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/PO name to upper front of soft cover. Vintage 1964 publication. Study of the role of dance (religious, economic, therapeutic, recreational) and its place in the social and civic organization of the Anahuac, Meso-American civilizations of agriculturalists whose dance ceremonies focused on indispensable bodies of water or rain. Text in 3 parts fortified w/excellent pictorial materials. Part I, Sources: Chapter 2, Religion & Art; 3, The Maya; 4, The Aztecs Ceremonial Dances; 5, The Aztecs: Secular Dances. Part II, Motions:6, Aztec Ceremonial Patterns; 7, Comparative Choreography of Postures; 8, Chorography of Gestures; 9, Choreography of Steps; 10, Regional Comparisons; 11, Relics of Ancient Dances. Part III, Branches: 12, Music; and 13, Symbolism. Followed by 4 appendices on Maya Dance Terms, Aztec Songs & Dances, Aztec Dance Terms, and list of films of Modern Meso-American Fiestas.