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Music and Temple Ritual in South India SOAS Studies in Music

by [Tallotte, William]

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Music and Temple Ritual in South India: Performing for Śiva documents the musical practices of the periya mēḷam, a South Indian instrumental ensemble of professional musicians who perform during the rituals and festivals of high-caste (Brahmanical) Tamil Hindu temples dedicated to the Pan-Indian god Śiva - an important patron of music since at least the tenth century. It explores the ways in which music and ritual are mutually constitutive, illuminating the cultural logics whereby performing and listening are integral to the kinetic, sensory and affective experiences that enable, shape and stimulate ritual communication in present-day devotional Hinduism. More than a rich and vivid ethnographic description of a local tradition, the book also develops a comprehensive and original analytical model, in which music is understood as both a situated and creative activity, and where the fluid relationship between humans and non-humans, in this case divine beings, is truly taken into consideration.

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  • Routledge Brand
  • Aug 26, 2024 Pub Date:
  • 9781032313764 ISBN-13:
  • 1032313765 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9.02 in * 0.59 in * 5.98 in Dimensions:
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