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In the dance the boundaries between body and soul are effaced. The body moves itself spiritually, the spirit bodily.

Gerard van der Leeuw

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Gerard van der Leeuw
Age: 60 †
Born: 1890
Born: March 18
Died: 1950
Died: November 17
Archaeologist
Egyptologist
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Religious Studies Scholar
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