"The papers in this volume were submitted to the sessions on the performing arts at the IXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, held in Chicago in August-September 1973"--Introd.
İçerik:
pt. 1. Music and dance in society : general perspectives -- pt. 2. Case studies in dance -- pt. 3. Cross-cultural studies of the performing arts -- pt. 4. Case studies in music and folklore from Asia and Eastern Europe -- pt. 5. Aspects of the musical process -- pt. 6. Music and dance in Africa and the new world.