Myth, cosmology, and sacred power

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!

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)

Theories of Myth by Percy S. Cohen I always seem to be the person putting up articles that are more general. This is no exception. This is more information on Myth within religion, focusing on how it affects religious ceremony and its music. It talks in general about Myth and Religion focusing on Myth as a narrative and the psycho-analytic theories between music, religion, and myth. --Kristen 22:42, 1 March 2006 (MST)