Music and Temple Ritual in South India - Performing for Śiva

Music and Temple Ritual in South India: Performing for ¿iva explores the musical practices of the periya m¿¿am, a South Indian instrumental temple ensemble of professional musicians.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
List of Audio Examples
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Temple Ritual and Image Worship
3 Musicians, from Past to Present
4 The Repertoire
5 Sound, Space and Divine Images
6 Musical Time vs. Ritual Time
7 Music, Emotion and Devotion
8 Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography

About the author

William Tallotte is currently Research Associate at the Institut de recherche en Musicologie (CNRS - Sorbonne University). He has published widely on the classical, folk and tribal musical traditions of Tamil Nadu, including several CDs for the well-known collection Ocora Radio France.

Summary

Music and Temple Ritual in South India: Performing for Siva explores the musical practices of the periya me?am, a South Indian instrumental temple ensemble of professional musicians.

Product details

• Authors: William Tallotte
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032313764
• ISBN: 978-1-032-31376-4
• No. of pages: 244
• Weight: 480 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: SOAS Studies in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General, Musical Instruments, Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles