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Women, the Recited Qur´an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia
Anne Rasmussen
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Description for Women, the Recited Qur´an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia
Paperback. Takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. This title explores a public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 music example. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGD; HRHC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
"Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia" takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. Anne K. Rasmussen explores a rich public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes. Based on unique and revealing ethnographic research beginning at the end of Suharto's 'New Order' and continuing into the era of 'Reformation', the book considers the powerful role of music in the expression of religious nationalism. ... Read more
"Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia" takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. Anne K. Rasmussen explores a rich public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes. Based on unique and revealing ethnographic research beginning at the end of Suharto's 'New Order' and continuing into the era of 'Reformation', the book considers the powerful role of music in the expression of religious nationalism. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520255494
SKU
V9780520255494
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About Anne Rasmussen
Anne K. Rasmussen is Associate Professor of Music at the College of William and Mary.
Reviews for Women, the Recited Qur´an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia
"Highly recommended." Choice "This book breaks new ground as it overturns old assumptions."
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