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Shivangi Gupta

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The sacred dance also has occupied a large place in worship, including dances in connection with hunting, marriage, fertility rites, Sufism (Islamic mysticism), and the Christian liturgy. Dancing serves in particular to open the way for religious ecstasy, a phenomenon known in many religions.
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The sacred dance also has occupied a large place in worship, including dances in connection with hunting, marriage, fertility rites, Sufism (Islamic mysticism), and the Christian liturgy. Dancing serves in particular to open the way for religious ecstasy, a phenomenon known in many religions. read less
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The sacred dance also has occupied a large place in worship, including dances in connection with hunting, marriage, fertility rites, Sufism (Islamic mysticism), and the Christian liturgy. Dancing serves in particular to open the way for religious ecstasy, a phenomenon known in many religions.
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