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Conference Presentations by Christina Panera

Research paper thumbnail of Μορφή και Σημασία Πλωτών στην Προδυναστική Αίγυπτο

Structure and Symbolic Depiction of Predynastic Boats

Research paper thumbnail of Απεικονίσεις της Ψυχής στην Αρχαία Ελληνική Αγγειογραφία

The Depiction of Soul in Ancient Greek Pottery

Papers by Christina Panera

Research paper thumbnail of Embodying Heaven: The Ancient Philosophy of Dance in China

Journal of Daoist Studies

Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly enga... more Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly engaging bodily awareness through one's mind, senses and emotions, allowing them to consciously achieve a higher state of consciousness, interpreted as religious experience. Adopting a diachronic perspective, this study aims to foster a better understanding of the experiential, sensual and performative dimensions of dance in Confucian and Daoist philosophies. The ritualistic choreography of Confucianism and the flowing improvisation of Daoism indicate the ability of dance to literally and metaphorically express an individual's ideal "meeting point," endeavouring to fulfil the Chinese ideal of the heavenly "being." Religious or other non-dance studies in academia have neglected the value of dance, as words take "pride of place over kinetic images" (Hanna 1988), especially in Chinese research, where reflection on historical language is hard to avoid. However, ritual dance performances have always had a strong diachronic presence in Confucian and Daoist institutions. Both these traditions can be defined as either philosophies or religions, if indeed such a distinction can be made in China (Fung

Research paper thumbnail of Embodying Heaven: The Ancient Philosophy of Dance in China

Journal of Daoist Studies Volume 16, 2023

Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly enga... more Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly engaging bodily awareness through one's mind, senses and emotions, allowing them to consciously achieve a higher state of consciousness, interpreted as religious experience. Adopting a diachronic perspective, this study aims to foster a better understanding of the experiential, sensual and performative dimensions of dance in Confucian and Daoist philosophies. The ritualistic choreography of Confucianism and the flowing improvisation of Daoism indicate the ability of dance to literally and metaphorically express an individual's ideal "meeting point," endeavouring to fulfil the Chinese ideal of the heavenly "being." Religious or other non-dance studies in academia have neglected the value of dance, as words take "pride of place over kinetic images" (Hanna 1988), especially in Chinese research, where reflection on historical language is hard to avoid. However, ritual dance performances have always had a strong diachronic presence in Confucian and Daoist institutions. Both these traditions can be defined as either philosophies or religions, if indeed such a distinction can be made in China (Fung

Research paper thumbnail of Are artists or scientists better able to communicate what we mean by ‘Religious Experience’?

Are artists or scientists better able to communicate what we mean by 'Religious Experience'?

Research paper thumbnail of Πυρρίχιος Χορός: Μνημονεύοντας την Ποντιακή Κουλτούρα

Talks by Christina Panera

Research paper thumbnail of Μορφή και Σημασία Πλωτών στην Προδυναστική Αίγυπτο

Structure and Symbolic Depiction of Predynastic Boats

Research paper thumbnail of Απεικονίσεις της Ψυχής στην Αρχαία Ελληνική Αγγειογραφία

The Depiction of Soul in Ancient Greek Pottery

Research paper thumbnail of Embodying Heaven: The Ancient Philosophy of Dance in China

Journal of Daoist Studies

Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly enga... more Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly engaging bodily awareness through one's mind, senses and emotions, allowing them to consciously achieve a higher state of consciousness, interpreted as religious experience. Adopting a diachronic perspective, this study aims to foster a better understanding of the experiential, sensual and performative dimensions of dance in Confucian and Daoist philosophies. The ritualistic choreography of Confucianism and the flowing improvisation of Daoism indicate the ability of dance to literally and metaphorically express an individual's ideal "meeting point," endeavouring to fulfil the Chinese ideal of the heavenly "being." Religious or other non-dance studies in academia have neglected the value of dance, as words take "pride of place over kinetic images" (Hanna 1988), especially in Chinese research, where reflection on historical language is hard to avoid. However, ritual dance performances have always had a strong diachronic presence in Confucian and Daoist institutions. Both these traditions can be defined as either philosophies or religions, if indeed such a distinction can be made in China (Fung

Research paper thumbnail of Embodying Heaven: The Ancient Philosophy of Dance in China

Journal of Daoist Studies Volume 16, 2023

Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly enga... more Dance serves an important role in many religious movements, as it facilitates a particularly engaging bodily awareness through one's mind, senses and emotions, allowing them to consciously achieve a higher state of consciousness, interpreted as religious experience. Adopting a diachronic perspective, this study aims to foster a better understanding of the experiential, sensual and performative dimensions of dance in Confucian and Daoist philosophies. The ritualistic choreography of Confucianism and the flowing improvisation of Daoism indicate the ability of dance to literally and metaphorically express an individual's ideal "meeting point," endeavouring to fulfil the Chinese ideal of the heavenly "being." Religious or other non-dance studies in academia have neglected the value of dance, as words take "pride of place over kinetic images" (Hanna 1988), especially in Chinese research, where reflection on historical language is hard to avoid. However, ritual dance performances have always had a strong diachronic presence in Confucian and Daoist institutions. Both these traditions can be defined as either philosophies or religions, if indeed such a distinction can be made in China (Fung

Research paper thumbnail of Are artists or scientists better able to communicate what we mean by ‘Religious Experience’?

Are artists or scientists better able to communicate what we mean by 'Religious Experience'?

Research paper thumbnail of Πυρρίχιος Χορός: Μνημονεύοντας την Ποντιακή Κουλτούρα