II. THE PURPOSES OF THE SACRED DANCE 19 CHAPTER III THE SACRED DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES I. THE SACRED DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES 31 II. TYPES OF THE SACRED DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES: 35 (1) The sacred processional dance 36 (2) The encircling of a sacred object 37 (3) The ecstatic dance 37 (4) Sacred dances at Vintage and Harvest Festivals 39 (5) Dances in celebration of victory 40 (6) The sacred dance as a Circumcision rite 41 (7) The sacred dance as a Marriage rite 41 (8) The sacred dance as a Burial or Mourning rite 42 CHAPTER IV THE OLD TESTAMENT TERMS FOR “DANCING” I. CONSIDERATION OF SOME HEBREW ROOTS 44 II. THE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT TO DANCING 51 CHAPTER V THE SACRED PROCESSIONAL DANCE, AND DANCES IN HONOUR OF SUPERNATURAL POWERS I. THE SACRED PROCESSIONAL DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES 54 II. AMONG THE SYRIANS AND ARABS, AND OTHER SEMITES 56 III. AMONG THE HITTITES 59 IV. AMONG THE EGYPTIANS 60 V. AMONG THE GREEKS 63 VI. AMONG THE ROMANS 73 VII. AMONG ASIATIC PEOPLES 76 VIII. AMONG UNCULTURED RACES 77 SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS 81 CHAPTER VI THE RITUAL DANCE ROUND A SACRED OBJECT I. AMONG THE ISRAELITES 88 II. AMONG OTHER SEMITES 94 III. AMONG THE GREEKS 97 IV. AMONG THE ROMANS 100 V. AMONG UNCULTURED RACES 101 SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS 104 CHAPTER VII THE ECSTATIC DANCE I. AMONG THE ISRAELITES 107 II. AMONG OTHER SEMITES 115 III. AMONG THE GREEKS AND ROMANS 119 IV. AMONG UNCULTURED RACES 128 SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS 135 CHAPTER VIII THE SACRED DANCE AT VINTAGE, HARVEST, AND OTHER FESTIVALS I. THE ISRAELITE FEASTS 140 II. CIRCUMCISION FEASTS AMONG THE SEMITES 144