Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India
Publication Date: 01/03/2003
This text presents an in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Shemeem Burney Abbas investigates the rituals at the Sufi shrines and looks at womens participation in them, as well as male performers use of the female voice. The strengths of the book are her use of interviews with both prominent and grassroots female and male musicians and her transliteration of audio- and videotaped performances. Through them, she draws vital connections between oral culture and the written Sufi poetry that the musicians sing for their audiences. This research clarifies why the female voice is important in Sufi practice and underscores the many contributions of women to Sufism and its rituals.
- ISBN:
- 9780292705159
- 9780292705159
- Category:
- Music
- Publication Date:
- 01-03-2003
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Texas Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234.19x158.5x21.34mm
- Weight:
- 0.45kg
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