{"product_id":"music-and-temple-ritual-in-south-india-9781032313757","title":"Music and Temple Ritual in South India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic and Temple Ritual in South India: Performing for Siva \u003c\/em\u003edocuments the musical practices of the \u003ci\u003eperiya me?am\u003c\/i\u003e, a South Indian instrumental ensemble of professional musicians who perform during the rituals and festivals of high-caste (Brahmanical) Tamil Hindu temples dedicated to the Pan-Indian god Siva  an important patron of music since at least the tenth century. It explores the ways in which music and ritual are mutually constitutive, illuminating the cultural logics whereby performing and listening are integral to the kinetic, sensory and affective experiences that enable, shape and stimulate ritual communication in present-day devotional Hinduism. More than a rich and vivid ethnographic description of a local tradition, the book also develops a comprehensive and original analytical model, in which music is understood as both a situated and creative activity, and where the fluid relationship between humans and non-humans, in this case divine beings, is truly ta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Audio Examples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Temple Ritual and Image Worship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Musicians, from Past to Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Repertoire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Sound, Space and Divine Images\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Musical Time vs. Ritual Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Music, Emotion and Devotion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018968793431,"sku":"9781032313757","price":118.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032313757.jpg?v=1750778859","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-and-temple-ritual-in-south-india-9781032313757","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}