Sonic Encounters - The Islamic Call to Prayer

This book uses a sound studies framework to explore artistic research methods and practices in ethnography as they relate to religious recitation.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Recordings
Acknowledgements
Note
Introduction
1. Recording Sound in Context: Sound Mapping
2. Dahab, Egypt, 2003
3. Mosque Alarm Clock: Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2011
4. Sounding the Adhan
5. Old Fishmarket, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2010
6. Reykjavik, Iceland, 2017
7. A Method for Recording
8. Florence, Italy, 2017
9. Christchurch, New Zealand, 2019
10. Recording as Translation
11. Yangon, Myanmar, 2014
12. Bali, Indonesia, 2017
13. Sound as Memory
14. Al Dabb'iya, United Arab Emirates, 2014
15. Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017
16. Making Scholarly Art
17. Ezhara Beach, India, 2015
18. Protestors For Us - Sarasota, Florida, USA, 2016
19. The Sonic Context
20. Bangalore, India, 2010
21. Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
22. Ethnography and the Sonic Frame
23. Singapore, 2014
24. Madha, Oman, 2016
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Diana Chester is a Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Summary

This book uses a sound studies framework to explore artistic research methods and practices in ethnography as they relate to religious recitation.

Product details

• Authors: Diana Chester
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781538164082
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6408-2
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Islam, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities