Dancing with devtās : drums, power and possession in the music of Garhwal, North India / Andrew Alter.

By:

Alter, Andrew, 1960-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: SOAS musicology seriesPublication details: London Routledge c2008.Description: xxiii, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781138745025

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

781.62914110542 ALT

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	781.62914110542 ALT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K1136

TBH/SINV00482/78
Rs.895/-

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

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