Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries
Author:   Marc Gidal (Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Ramapo)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780199368211


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 February 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Marc Gidal (Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Ramapo)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.533kg
ISBN:  

9780199368211


ISBN 10:   019936821
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Note on Names Companion Website Introduction 1. Ethnic Spiritual Heritage in the Afro-Gaucho Religious Community 2. Music, Mediumship, and Religious Work 3. Musicians and Foundations 4. Drums, Rhythms, and Nations 5. Ritual Music and Innovation in Umbanda 6. Musical Participation, Spiritual Evolution, and the Quimbanda Revival 7. Old Black Spirits, Africa, and Reinventing Umbanda for Social Change 8. Gypsy Soul and an Unconventional Music Conclusion: Musical Boundary-Work in a Multi-Faith Community Notes Glossary List of Interviews Bibliography Index

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The book's rich ethnographic description and extended, expert attention to music make it a unique and valuable contribution to the literature on Afro-Brazilian religions. --<em>Reading Religion</em>


Marc Gidal offers a ground-breaking study of the musical traditions of Brazils Afro-Brazilian religions ... The technical aspects of the musical boundary-work he describes should not prevent the student of Afro-Brazilian religions from thoroughly enjoying this book. Gidal has added to our understanding of how these Afro-Brazilian religious traditions clarify their distinct and overlapping histories. This study should be of interest to students of Afro-Brazilian religion, history, ethnography, and anthropology. * Patricia Barker Lerch, Nova Religio *


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Marc Gidal, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music (Musicology) at Ramapo College of New Jersey. He holds degrees in ethnomusicology and religious studies.

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