Difference between revisions of "What is "music of the Islamic world"? Four possibilities"
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# Music of Muslims? (Muslim world) (objective but incoherent) | # Music of Muslims? (Muslim world) (objective but incoherent) | ||
# Music of Islamic urban cultural centers during period of ascendency? (Islamicate world) (somewhat coherent, somewhat objective) | # Music of Islamic urban cultural centers during period of ascendency? (Islamicate world) (somewhat coherent, somewhat objective) | ||
| − | # Music (sound) of Islamic ritual practice? (coherent, objective, but limited) | + | # Music (sound) of Islamic ritual practice? (Islamic ritual world)(coherent, objective, but limited) |
| − | # Music expressing Islamic spiritual ethos? (coherent, subjective) | + | # Music expressing Islamic spiritual ethos? (Islamic spiritual world)(coherent, subjective) |
We'll examine two possible meanings and their interrelation: | We'll examine two possible meanings and their interrelation: | ||
| − | # Sound of Islamic ritual practices | + | # Sound of Islamic ritual practices (Islamic ritual world) |
| − | # Islamicate music | + | # Islamicate music (Islamicate world) |
Latest revision as of 23:37, 7 January 2024
"Music of the Islamic world" depends on meaning of "Islamic world"...and what kind of world is that?
- Music of Muslims? (Muslim world) (objective but incoherent)
- Music of Islamic urban cultural centers during period of ascendency? (Islamicate world) (somewhat coherent, somewhat objective)
- Music (sound) of Islamic ritual practice? (Islamic ritual world)(coherent, objective, but limited)
- Music expressing Islamic spiritual ethos? (Islamic spiritual world)(coherent, subjective)
We'll examine two possible meanings and their interrelation:
- Sound of Islamic ritual practices (Islamic ritual world)
- Islamicate music (Islamicate world)
