The Music and Dance of the World's Religions
A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the English Language
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The Music and Dance of the World's Religions
A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the English Language
About this book
Despite the world-wide association of music and dance with religion, this is the first full-length study of the subject from a global perspective. The work consists of 3, 816 references divided among 37 chapters. It covers tribal, regional, and global religions and such subjects as shamanism, liturgical dance, healing, and the relationship of music, mathematics, and mysticism. The referenced materials display such diverse approaches as analysis of music and dance, description of context, direct experience, observation, and speculation. The references address topics from such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, history, linguistics, musicology, ethnomusicology, theology, medicine, semiotics, and computer technology. Chapter 1 consists of general references to religious music and dance. The remaining 36 chapters are organized according to major geographical areas. Most chapters begin with general reference works and bibliographies, then continue with topics specific to the region or religion. This book will be of use to anyone with an interest in music, dance, religion, or culture.
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- 1. GENERAL REFERENCES AND STUDIES
- 2. ASIA: GENERAL REFERENCES
- 3. NORTH ASIA AND LAPLAND: SHAMANISM
- 4. CHINA/TAIWAN
- 5. TIBET
- 6. KOREA
- 7. JAPAN
- 8. MONGOLIA
- 9. CENTRAL ASIA
- 10. SOUTHEAST ASIA
- 11. SOUTH ASIA: INDIA, NEPAL, SRI LANKA, AND PAKISTAN
- 12. ZOROASTRIANISM AND THE PARSIS OF INDIA
- 13. THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
- 14. MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE BIBLE
- 15. JUDAISM
- 16. EUROPEAN CHRISTIANITY: GENERAL REFERENCES, HISTORIES, SURVEYS, AND LITURGY
- 17. THE CHURCH OF ROME
- 18. WESTERN EUROPEAN PLAINCHANT
- 19. WESTERN EUROPEAN POLYPHONY
- 20. LITURGICAL REFORMS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES. VATICAN II (1962–1965)
- 21. ORTHODOX AND OTHER NON-LATIN CHRISTIAN RITES: LITURGY AND MUSIC
- 22. RELIGIOUS MUSIC IN GREAT BRITAIN
- 23. PROTESTANT MUSIC ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT
- 24. LITURGICAL DANCE AND DRAMA
- 25. ISLAM
- 26. MUSIC, MATHEMATICS, AND MYSTICISM
- 27. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
- 28. NORTH AMERICA: EURO-AMERICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS MUSIC: GENERAL REFERENCES
- 29. NORTH AMERICA: RELIGIOUS MUSIC OF EURO-AMERICAN ORIGIN
- 30. NORTH AMERICA: AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS MUSIC; SPIRITUALS AND GOSPEL; CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC; JEWISH AND ASIAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS MUSIC
- 31. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES: LATIN AMERICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS MUSIC
- 32. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: GENERAL REFERENCES
- 33. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: MUSIC AND DANCE BY REGION
- 34. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS
- 35. ESKIMO AND INUIT RELIGIOUS MUSIC
- 36. OCEANIA
- ADDENDUM
- AUTHOR INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX