Marc Gidal

Spirit Song

Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries

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Produktbeschreibung

In Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries, ethnomusicologist Marc Gidal explains how and why a multi-faith community in southern Brazil uses music to combine and segregate three Afro-Brazilian religions: Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Batuque.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780199368228
• ISBN-10: 0199368228
• Artikelnr.: 47871280

Autorenporträt

Marc Gidal is Associate Professor of Music and Musicology at Ramapo College of New Jersey. His work has appeared in the journals Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology Forum, Latin American Music Review, and The Yearbook for Traditional Music. He holds degrees in ethnomusicology from Harvard and Tufts Universities, and in religious studies from the University of Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

* 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