Resounding ritual
Assigned viewings, listenings
(some we will do in class)
Video Altar of Fire Music Library BL 1226.82 A33 G37 1976 Audio Ga ritual music
Assigned readings
The Sounds of Silence- Cross-World Communication and the Auditory Arts in African Societies
Music and Ritual Symbolism in the Ga Funeral
Liturgy, Ambiguity and Silence- The Ritual Management of Real Absence
Your selected readings
Sound and Ritual by Anthony Jackson This is my link to an article in response to the 'Resounding ritual' articles we have already read. The article provides a rather general overview of how sound (or lack thereof) influences the interpretation of ritualistic performances. The article is sourced through popular religious theorists Levi-Strauss and Eliade. Primary examples include musical influences from Christianity and African tribal rituals. This relates primarily to the first two of the three articles.
--Khaver 20:39, 14 January 2006 (MST)
Kamayura flute music: a study of music as metacommunication
Here is my article link for the "Resounding Ritual" readings. This article is on the dance and music (specifically flute music) as a form of communication among the Kamayura of Brazil, their rituals, and relationships between the "mythical and social organization through music." -StellaM
This article deals with the role of music in the worship services of the Karaite communit, as both a religious institution and a means of preserving the community's culture.--Meghanbowen 12:00, 16 January 2006 (MST)
Healing Rituals Involving Music in Cotabato, Philippines, by Jose Maceda
This article is written by leading Filipino native ethnographer Jose Maceda (recently deceased), and reports on variations of a healing ritual practiced by indigenous Filipino mediums in non-enmical co-existence with the Muslim religion, which predominates the island province of Mindanao. Details of the ritual(s) including offerings, dress, trance, dance and musical instruments are provided. Words, translation and musical transcription are included in the final pages. --Kreisha Oro