The book as a whole is accessible and provides an in-depth but not overwhelming survey of Smith's work, making it extremely teachable.
Sam Gill, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the author of many books and articles, most recently: Dancing Culture Religion; Religion and Technology into the Future; and Creative Encounters, Appreciating Difference. Dancing, ritual, religion theory, moving and body, biology and philosophy of movement, gesture and posture, religion and senses are some of the fields of his active research. He has done field studies of Native Americans and cultures in Africa, Indonesia, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Australia. For years he operated a world dance and music school and studio.