| LC control no. | sh2021005661 |
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| Topical heading | War dances |
| Variant(s) | Battle dances Combat dances |
| See also | Folk dancing Rites and ceremonies |
| Found in | Work cat.: Fau, A. Famanumanu, 2011: p. 4 of cover (famanumanu; part of a war dance ritual in which the players show their skill with traditional weapons such as spears, swords and shields) Britannica online, July 2, 2021 (War dance, ritual dance. Alternative titles: battle dance, combat dance; Male war dances may include complex gyrations and flexion of the torso, as do animal dances; War dances, often using weapons and fighting movements, were used throughout history as a way of training soldiers and preparing them emotionally and spiritually for battle; such rituals as war dances, which are intended to frighten the enemy and instill courage into the hearts of the participants) Merriam-Webster website, July 2, 2021 (war dance: a dance performed (as by American Indians) in preparation for battle or in celebration of victory) Arts & humanities through the eras, ©2005: v. 2, p. 52 (War Dances. The most famous war dance in ancient Greece was the pyrrhike which became the national dance of Sparta, and persisted there long after Greece became a province of the Roman Empire and similar war dances had died out in other cities) Haile, B. The Navaho war dance, 1946. |
| Not found in | The Oxford dictionary of dance, 2010; Dictionary of anthropology, 1986; |
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