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