Myth, cosmology, and sacred power
Contents
Assigned readings
A Musical View of the Universe- Kalapalo Myth and Ritual as Religious Performance
The Symbolization Process of the Shamanic Drums Used by the Manchus and Other Peoples in North Asia
Threshold to the Sacred- The Overture in Thai and Javanese Ritual Performance (focus on Lysloff)
Listenings, viewings
We will watch some films on Tuesday; please make every effort to attend class!
Discussion about this topic
Your selected readings
The Mythological Background of Hindu Music, by Lily Strickland This is a useful and concise summary of Hindustani Myth in Relation to Music for those less intimate with Hindustani music. Strickland surveys the various deities/avatars and their associative instruments, as well as the inherent difference between Hindustani and Western concepts/aspects of music. No in-depth study of any specific myth-cosmology-music-ritual performance, but many are mentioned--providing an appealing index for future myth-grounded musical research.~~--Kreisha 19:11, 1 March 2006 (MST)
The R?m?yana in Indonesia by J. Kats Since we've been looking at a lot of examples of Indonesian Hindu mythology in class, I am including this article which points out the differences between Indian adaptations of the Ramayana and Indonesian adaptations of the same story. While fundamental characters remain the same, relationships between them vary greatly and recontextualize the story accordingly. --Niyati 20:49, 1 March 2006 (MST)