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The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent
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The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music offers an extensive exploration of the diverse musical traditions across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal, and Afghanistan. Featuring seventy-six in-depth articles by sixty-eight leading experts, it delves into the history, religion, dance, theatre, visual arts, and philosophy intertwined with the region's music.
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This comprehensive volume is ideal for students, educators, and anyone interested in ethnomusicology or the rich cultural heritage of South Asia and its neighbouring regions.

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Recognizing music as a vital social and cultural force, this volume focuses on the region of South Asia looking at the role of music in the lives, arts and culture of its people. The coverage provides an overview of the region, and reviews its music heritage and scholarship.

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In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal, and Afghanistan.

Important information about history, religion, dance, theatre, the visual arts, and philosophy, as well as their relationship to music, is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.

Series: Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780824049461

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 November 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: Garland Publishing Inc

Contributors:

  • Edited by Alison Arnold

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 2200g

Pages: 1104

About the Author

Alison Arnold

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