The Music and Dance of the World's Religions: A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the English Language (Music Reference Collection)

despite The World-wide Association Of Music And Dance With Religion, This Is The First Full-length Study Of The Subject From A Global Perspective. The Work Consists Of 3,816 References Divided Among 37 Chapters. It Covers Tribal, Regional, And Global Religions And Such Subjects As Shamanism, Liturgical Dance, Healing, And The Relationship Of Music, Mathematics, And Mysticism. The Referenced Materials Display Such Diverse Approaches As Analysis Of Music And Dance, Description Of Context, Direct Experience, Observation, And Speculation. The References Address Topics From Such Disciplines As Sociology, Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Theology, Medicine, Semiotics, And Computer Technology. chapter 1 Consists Of General References To Religious Music And Dance. The Remaining 36 Chapters Are Organized According To Major Geographical Areas. Most Chapters Begin With General Reference Works And Bibliographies, Then Continue With Topics Specific To The Region Or Religion. This Book Will Be Of Use To Anyone With An Interest In Music, Dance, Religion, Or Culture. booknews contains Some 3,800 References, Most Briefly Annotated, To English- Language Print Resources Published Mainly Since The 1970s, Including Books And Book Sections, Journal Articles, Dissertations, And Entries In Dictionaries And Encyclopedias, And Excluding Articles From Magazines And Monthly Periodicals. Sections Are Organized Geographically, And Encompass Buddhism, Shamanism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, The Shakers, And Afro-american And Native American Traditions. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) Despite the world-wide association of music and dance with religion, this is the first full-length study of the subject from a global perspective. The work consists of 3,816 references divided among 37 chapters. It covers tribal, regional, and global religions and such subjects as shamanism, liturgical dance, healing, and the relationship of music, mathematics, and mysticism. The referenced materials display such diverse approaches as analysis of music and dance, description of context, direct experience, observation, and speculation. The references address topics from such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, history, linguistics, musicology, ethnomusicology, theology, medicine, semiotics, and computer technology. Chapter 1 consists of general references to religious music and dance. The remaining 36 chapters are organized according to major geographical areas. Most chapters begin with general reference works and bibliographies, then continue with topics specific to the region or religion. This book will be of use to anyone with an interest in music, dance, religion, or culture. The first of its kind, this book contains 3,816 references to the music and dance of the world's religions, large and small, tribal, regional, and global.