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Perspectives on Pantomime
Edited by Przemysław Żywiczyński, Johan Blomberg and Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska
[Advances in Interaction Studies 12] 2024
► pp. 1–15

Introduction
Perspectives on pantomime

Evolution, development, interaction

| Nicolaus Copernicus University
| Lund University
| Nicolaus Copernicus University
Article outline
  • 1.Pantomime in human communication
    • 1.1Pantomime and the Origin of Language
    • 1.2Defining pantomime
  • 2.Summary of the papers collected for the volume
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 15 February 2024
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