The Dangerous Lives of Public Performers
Dancing, Sex, and Entertainment in the Islamic World
About this book
Introduction
Examining performers from the ancient Mediterranean world to the modern Islamic Middle East, including India and Pakistan, Shay explores the careers, artistic performances, and legacies of these individuals who were forced to produce entertainment and art for, and have sex with, any and all patrons.
Keywords
Performing arts sexuality and homosexuality masculinity dance ancient Greece ancient Rome Mughal Empire Ottoman Empire Iran Egypt India Central Asia art colonialism dancing empire Greece individual Islam Medieval Literature mediterranean Middle Ages Middle East patrons performance
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137432384
- Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
- eBook Packages Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection
- Print ISBN 978-1-349-49268-8
- Online ISBN 978-1-137-43238-4
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