The aesthetic and the sacred
Revision as of 03:45, 11 February 2006 by 68.149.206.97 (talk)
Contents
Assigned readings
Please read the following.
Festivals of Dhrupad in Northern India
Intrinsic Aesthetics in Balinese Artistic and Spiritual Practice
Tarab in the Mysic Sufi Chant of Egypt (pass briefly over descriptive sections; focus on the role of tarab aesthetics in mystical practice)
Listenings, viewings
Listening: (delayed from last week)
- Examples of Temiar ritual music and soundscape
- Examples of pentecostal preaching style and music
We will watch some videos on Tuesday, including:
- Excerpts from Mystic Iran (delayed from last week)
plus:
- Footage of the Rangda/Barong ritual dance (Bali)
- Dhrupad performance
- Shaykh Yasin al-Tuhami