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- Book Title
- Hundred Thousand Fools of God, The: Musical Travels in Central
- ISBN-10
- 025321310X
- Genre
- MUSIC
- ISBN
- 9780253213105
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
025321310X
ISBN-13
9780253213105
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14038275060
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Hundred Thousand Fools of God : Musical Travels in Central Asia (And Queens, New York)
Subject
History & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, Genres & Styles / International, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
96-007607
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
780/.958
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Key to Selections on Compact Disc Guide to Pronunciation and Transliteration 1. Tashkent Moscow to Tashkent An Uzbek Fellow Traveler Plan of the City The Conservatory A Russian Composer Finds the East The Last of the Jadids Neofeudalism with a Human Face The Singing Mullah Frozen Music A Traditional Innovator The Avatar of a Master A Contralto and a Pop Queen 2. Bukhara The Imaginal City A Drive to Bukhara A Bukharan Jewish Musical Dynasty The Cupola of Islam Redux More Frozen Music Two Wedding Entertainers Going West 3. The South: Surxandarya and Qashqadarya Karshi A "Traveler" in Baysun Baxhi Chic in Shirabad (last a with circumflex) Xaja Mahmun (first a in Xaja with circumflex) 4. Khorezm Across the Kara-Kum Khorezm Reimagined Two Evenings of Classical Music A Baxshi and His Pupil Searching for a Zhirau Xalfas 5. The Upper Zaravshan and Yagnab (final a on Yagnab with a circumflex) A Mysterious Valley The Yagnab Affair (Yagnab with circumflex on final a) Trekking for Music A Wedding in Dargh Wedding Songs Poetry in the Afternoon Strange Polyphony The Zarb 6. Shahristan A Forbidden Vocation Calling Spirits The Baxshi's Dance More Syncretisms 7. Queens An Apartment in Forest Hills Growing Up Jewish in Kattakurgan A Fool of God in Queens Glossary Notes Bibliographic and Discographic Guide Index
Synopsis
This erudite, absorbing volume chronicles the travels of ethnomusicologist Theodore Levin through urban and rural Transoxania... He writes in evocative, imaginative, personalized prose that vividly captures the flavor of his everyday experiences, providing plush visual detail, trenchant character profiles, attention to perplexing local hospitality codes and the shaping hand of gender, throughout." --Slavic Review ... extremely informative, using music as a platform for a much wider discussion of cultural and political issues." --Times Literary Supplement, London The subject is music, but Levin uses it to cast a wider light, revealing places of considerable sorrow long hidden in the shadows of Soviet power, and to create a travelogue with wide potential appeal.... Candor about his own uncertainties and personal struggles helps make this a personal as well as a scholarly adventure." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Not to be missed by those interested in music and world culture... " --Library Journal ... may be destined to become the definitive work on the music of this newly accessed region." --Dirty Linen The Hundred Thousand Fools of God assembles a living musical and ethnographic map by highlighting the fate of traditions, beliefs, and social relationships in Muslim and Jewish Central Asian cultures during and after seventy years of Soviet rule. Theodore Levin evokes the spectacular physical and human geography of the area and weaves a rich ethnography of the life styles, values, and art of the musical performers. Photographs, maps, and an accompanying CD (featuring 24 on-site recordings) make The Hundred Thousand Fools of God a unique reading and listening experience.
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- l***i (848)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseLightening fast shipping— seller shipped in one day. I needed the camera for a trip to Spain/Switzerland and seller made sure I was taken care of and that I got it on time. Seller said item had flaws but I received in mint condition. Communicated quickly and was kind to help me despite their busy schedule. Very well packaged.Thank youSony Cyber-Shot DSC-T90 12.1 MP Silver Touchscreen Digital Camera Tested (#356849370944)
- a***1 (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePackage came days earlier than expected and was in flawless condition. The seller even responded to my inquiries extremely fast and provided top-notch customer service. Excellent seller and would definitely buy from again.
- u***s (303)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseaccurate and detailed listing. book came nicely packaged and well protected. excellent seller!