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Places for Happiness : Community, Self, and Performance in the Philippines /

William Peterson explores two of the most important performance-based activities in the Philippines - the processions and 'Passion Plays' associated with Easter and the mass-dance phenomenon known as 'street dancing'. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, Peterson examines how people...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Peterson, William, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:William Peterson explores two of the most important performance-based activities in the Philippines - the processions and 'Passion Plays' associated with Easter and the mass-dance phenomenon known as 'street dancing'. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, Peterson examines how people come together in the streets or on temporary stages, celebrating a shared sense of community and creating places for happiness.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780824858230