Cultural History of Mazes
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The search for the antecedent to the physical mazes perhaps is the wrong path to pursue. Jeremy Douglass argues that the history of mazes should not start with the earliest mention or depiction of mazes but with the formulation of walled architecture or social spaces with intersecting passages… Furthermore cave structures, for example, the paths modeled in Adventure, offer naturally occurring mazes (more on that in a moment) | The search for the antecedent to the physical mazes perhaps is the wrong path to pursue. Jeremy Douglass argues that the history of mazes should not start with the earliest mention or depiction of mazes but with the formulation of walled architecture or social spaces with intersecting passages… Furthermore cave structures, for example, the paths modeled in Adventure, offer naturally occurring mazes (more on that in a moment) | ||
| − | Mazes and Labyrinths, however, are not associated only with their physical structures or two-dimensional forms; They can also be patterns of physical movements. In other words, pathways. | + | Mazes and Labyrinths, however, are not associated only with their physical structures or two-dimensional forms; They can also be patterns of physical movements. In other words, pathways. Dance executions of mazes have been and continue to be performed as areas, such as Italy, Corfu, Munich, Upper Bavaria. Thre is the Geranos (Crane) dance performed by Theseus performed on Delos. |
| − | Italy, Corfu, Munich, Upper Bavaria. | + | Another commemorates the killing of Hainuwele (divine maiden) on one of the Molucca Islands. |
| − | Geranos (Crane) dance performed by Theseus performed on Delos. | ||
| − | One commemorating the killing of Hainuwele (divine maiden) on one of the Molucca Islands. | ||
When a labyrinth or maze is the visual representation of a dance, it becomes a kind of score or perhaps even a script or program. However, the movements themselves could be said to be the labyrinth enacted in space over time. | When a labyrinth or maze is the visual representation of a dance, it becomes a kind of score or perhaps even a script or program. However, the movements themselves could be said to be the labyrinth enacted in space over time. | ||
