Finding Religion, Spirituality, and Flow in Movement: An Ethnography of Value of the Hula Hooping Community

"Moving the body is like religion and moving my body is the portal to that place." This is one woman's description of her practice of hoop dancing, a form of hula hooping that combines adult sized hoops and dance music. Her experience is not unique; in fact, the number of descriptions...

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Published in:Nova religio
Authors: Roberts, Martha Smith (Author) ; Gray-Hildenbrand, Jenna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press [2019]
In: Nova religio
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hula-Hoop / Movement / Flow / Spirituality
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
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