Singing the Himalayan Crossroads: Traditional Songs of Ladakh - Couverture souple

Dinnerstein, Noé

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798855802559

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2025

Synopsis

Introduces the traditional songs of Himalayan Ladakh through their history, ethnology, poetry, and Tibetan Buddhism beliefs.

Singing the Himalayan Crossroads places the traditional song repertoires of the former Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh in both their historical and modern contexts. Although scholarly, it is aimed at a broad general audience, including people interested in ethnomusicology, Tibet, Buddhism, the Silk Road, or the music and cultures of Central and South Asia.

While many songs contain texts that evoke Buddhist meditative visualization practices, at the same time, Muslims, both Sunni and Shia, were prominent in Silk Road caravans that enriched the Buddhist aristocracy. Songs from these Muslim traders often mention important religious sites in Kashmir while having nostalgia for the sights of the Ladakhi capital, Leh. Interweaving these themes, author Noé Dinnerstein mixes a relaxed, conversational narrative with the music and poetry of the songs to evoke the crossroads of High Asia.

A separate anthology of recordings is available online.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Noé Dinnerstein is Adjunct Associate Professor of Music at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. He is coeditor, with Lawrence Beaumont and Somangshu Mukherji, of Trends in World Music Analysis: New Directions in World Music Analysis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798855802559
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible