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Sufi Music of India and Pakistan Sound, Context, and Meaning in Qawwali

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ISBN-10: 0195979109

ISBN-13: 9780195979107

Edition: 2006

Authors: Regula Burckhardt Qureshi

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This book is a ground-breaking study of cultural performance. Specifically it is about Qawwali, conventionally understood as the music of Sufism in South Asia. One of the most highly regarded scholars in ethnomusicology, Regula Qureshi comes with a unique set of tools to bear on this study.
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Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 283
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Introduction : the qawwali experience and ethnomusicological questions
The qawwali repertoire
The qawwali musical structure
The background
The structure of the qawwali occasion
Introducing performance analysis
Observing the qawwali performance
Explaining the qawwali performance
Analysing the qawwali performance