Music in religious cults of the ancient Near East

1. Verfasser: Smith, John Arthur, 1946- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Routledge, Taylor & Franics Group, 2021.
Umfang/Format: xxvi, 194 pages : illustrations, 24 cm
Schriftenreihe: Routledge research in music
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Types of cultic activity and the music associated with them, 1
  • Types of cultic activity and the music associated with them, 2
  • Musical media, 1: the human voice, chordophones and aerophones
  • Musical media, 2: membranophones (drums) and idiophones
  • Musical media, 3: groups and ensembles; sanctity and divinisation; organisation and administration
  • Approaching the musical sound-world.