Phoenician Dance

The Phoenicians may have been the first ancient Near Eastern culture to have a specific deity of dance. Baal Marqod, the Phoenician "Lord of the Dance" was so named either because he was thought of as the originator of dance, or because the form of his worship involved dancing. Despite the...

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Published in:Near Eastern archaeology 2003-09, Vol.66 (3), p.122-125
Main Author: Tubb, Jonathan N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient civilizations
Ancient civilizations of the near east
Archaeology
Art and archaeology
Artistic representation
Bronzes
Dance
Deities
Mesopotamia and Near East
Music
Musicians
Phoenicia
Priestesses
Processions
Religious rituals
Silver
Tambourines
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Summary:The Phoenicians may have been the first ancient Near Eastern culture to have a specific deity of dance. Baal Marqod, the Phoenician "Lord of the Dance" was so named either because he was thought of as the originator of dance, or because the form of his worship involved dancing. Despite the prominence of Baal Marqod, representations of the dance in Phoenician art are relatively rare. The author describes in detail some of the important examples of Phoenician dance scenes that have been discovered.
ISSN:1094-2076
2325-5404
DOI:10.2307/3210915