Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Part I The Dance Analysis
7. chapter 1 Introduction 3
8. chapter 2 Structural Analysis of the Dance 27
9. chapter 3 Functional Analysis of the Dance 65
10. chapter 4 Cognitive Analysis of the Dancing Scenes 85
11. chapter 5 Conclusions 99
12. Part II The Data
13. chapter 6 General Remarks Concerning the Data 105
14. chapter 7 Neolithic Near East 111
15. chapter 8 Halafian and Samarra Cultures 125
16. chapter 9 Neolithic and Chalcolithic Iran 161
17. chapter 10 Neolithic Southeast Europe 205
18. chapter 11 Predynastic Egypt 233
19. chapter 12 Later Examples from the Near East 269
20. chapter 13 Appendix: The Figures with “Turned-Upwards Legs” 291
21. Bibliography 297
22. Index 319