Warren L. d'Azevedo, ed. The Traditional Artist in African Societies. Bloomington: Indiana Univeristy Press, 1973, 454 pages, $16.

Abstract

Although it is about the "traditional" artist, a specific geographical area, and minimally devoted to the dancer, this book has direct relevance to all dance scholars. The different theoretical orientations, methods, empirical data, and criticisms of the studies presented should help the dance scholar to design better dance studies, to understand the dance data we now have, and to be a more critical evaluator of research. The questions raised and lines of inquiry suggested might be pursued for any art form in any world area at any time.