Week 7 - Oct 25, 27, 29 - Music, religion and ritual

• Mon: MIDTERM QUESTIONNAIRE

• Wed, Fri: Lectures (case studies: Malaysia, India)

Readings:

Assigned reading:

Sarkissian, Margaret. “Religion never had it so good: contemporary Nasyid and the growth of Islamic popular music in Malaysia.” Yearbook for Traditional Music, 37, 2005, pp. 124-152.

Additional reading:

Wulff, Donna Marie, “On Practicing Religiously: Music as Sacred in India.” In Joyce Irwin (ed.) Sacred Sound: Music in Religious Thought and Practice. Chico, California: Scholars Press, 1983, pp. 149-172.

Youtube links for this week:

Kathakali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FCR32R2Wg

Dhrupad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5DOy3qkeDU

Bhajan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQiifdC_6Os

Malaysian Nasyid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMPMfh7v3IE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGK_9fRd00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soxkw7ud-Bs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGPcloMc9xQ

Further reading:

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, “Islam and Music: the legal and spiritual dimensions.” In Lawrence E. Sullivan (ed.) Enchanting Powers: Music in the World's Religions. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1997.

Bibliography (Music 102 2010)

Powerpoint presentations for this week