Indigenous Religious Musics

Summary

The essays which comprise this volume discuss the musics performed by a wide variety of peoples as an integral part of their cultural traditions. These include examinations of the various styles of Maori, Inuit and Australian Aboriginal musics, and the role of music in Korean Shaman rituals. Music forms a key component of many rituals and belief s

Product details

• Authors: Graham Harvey, Karen Ralls-MacLeod, Karen Harvey Ralls-Macleod, Ralls-MacLeod Karen
• Assisted by: Karen Ralls-MacLeod (Editor), Ralls-MacLeod Karen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2017
• EAN: 9781138263383
• ISBN: 978-1-138-26338-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: SOAS Studies in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Music, RELIGION / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs