Dancing with devtās :

Alter, Andrew, 1960-

Dancing with devtās : drums, power and possession in the music of Garhwal, North India / Andrew Alter. - London Routledge c2008. - xxiii, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - SOAS musicology series .

TBH/SINV00482/78
Rs.895/-

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257), discography (p. 259-260), and index.

Contextualising the study. Sounding the drum: power and meaning in the context of performance ; Dev bhūmi: land of the gods ; Caste groups and instrumentalists ; Performance genres and dance practice ; Musical instruments in Garhwal ; dhol sāgar: the ocean of drumming -- Analysis and description of musical events: musical power in the context of performance. Drumming associated with pāñdavalīlā ; Music in the context of wedding celebrations ; The pawārā of kirthipal and kunjepal.

9781138745025


Music--History and criticism.--India--Garhwāl
Drum--Performance
Music, Influence of

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