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.
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.
