Dancing in the Muddy Temple: A Moving Spirituality of Land and Body

Dancing in the Muddy Temple is a book that explores improvised movement as a pathway to insight, healing, transformation, and direct interaction with the sacred. It integrates theory and practice, crosses boundaries between cognition and intuition, and provides a practical spirituality for the everyday.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

Dancing in the Muddy Temple is a captivating exploration that delves into the foundations of an embodied spirituality rooted in movement and deeply intertwined with the land. Drawing from a diverse range of disciplines such as nature immersion, dance, anthropology, and shamanism, Eline Kieft explores improvised movement as a profound pathway to insight, healing, transformation, and direct connection with the sacred. This inspiring book offers a comprehensive roadmap to delve into and nurture the interconnectedness of various aspects of self, surroundings, and the sacred. Kieft skillfully weaves together her personal, professional, and academic backgrounds, creating an exceptional scholarship that seamlessly intertwines bodily and autobiographical narratives with interdisciplinary literature. The work transcends boundaries between cognition and intuition, matter and spirit, offering a unique blend of theory and practice that brings vitality and curiosity to the material. Its language fosters a sense of confidence and creates a safe space for personal exploration into the rich and intricate terrain of embodied spirituality. At a time when the earth and its human and other-than-human inhabitants are facing significant challenges, Dancing in the Muddy Temple serves as a much-needed remedy. It skillfully distills valuable tools for cultivating a practical spirituality of the everyday, delving into what it means to be an embodied human on this planet.

Weight: 499g
Dimension: 228 x 160 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780739189023