Reciting the sacred
Contents
Discussion about this topic
Assigned viewings, listenings
(some we will do in class; most will be on Music Library reserve afterwards)
Assigned readings
Judaism
Jewish synagogue music from Grove Music Online. Focus primarily on the section entitled "Biblical cantillation; read other sections of the broader article, on liturgical and paraliturgical music as you wish.
Islam
The Qur'an in Indonesian Daily Life. For a more systematic treatment of Qur'anic recitation, you may optionally read or skim The Cantillation of the Qur'an, by Lois Ibsen al-Faruqi. For a deeper understanding of the musicality inherent in the Qur'anic text, see Sound, Spirit, and Gender in Surat al-Qadr, by Michael Sells.