All-or-nothing reasoning and the kalela dance paradox

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An explanation for why the Bisa do not perform a traditional dance to express their identity is all-or-nothing reasoning: “We would have to water it down for this audience and that is not a Bisa dance.”

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Terence Rajivan Edward
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