{"product_id":"tamil-folk-music-as-dalit-liberation-theology-ethnomusicology-multimedia-9780253002334","title":"Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShows how Dalits are fighting oppression through the power of music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe Sherinian's \u003ci\u003eTamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology \u003c\/i\u003eis a landmark study of how music can combat oppression. The book deserves to be read by all ethnomusicologists interested in social justice movements, applied ethnomusi-cology, South Asian musics, and global Christianity. \u003c\/p\u003e * Ethnomusicology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherinian's book is of obvious interest to ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and other socially oriented scholars focused on South India and on Christianity, as well as being relevant for students of theology in a global frame (and liberation theology). . . . It also breaks ground as an ethnomusicological study of an individual, because it not only presents a musical biography but also structures its ethnomusicological analyses around the theoretical framework developed by that individual.\u003c\/p\u003e * Global Forum on Arts and Christian Faith *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his book makes a huge contribution to knowledge of a socially significant genre just as neglected, until now, as the people who perform it. . . . Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamil Folk Music as Liberation Theology helps us to understand what is at stake for people making a transformative choice to reclaim local folk music in a particular community and liturgical setting. It powerfully and eloquently traces a complicated history of caste oppression, missionary activity, the internalization of hegemonic attitudes, and loss of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e * Asian Ethnology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherinian's book offers a compelling account of Tamil Folk music (complete with transcriptions and links to online recordings); its social locations, and broader theological potential—and makes a number of important contributions along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Hindu Christian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eList of PURL Audio and Video files \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Singing The Lord's Prayer and Dalit Liberation in Tamil Nadu\u003cbr\u003e1. Musical Style and Indigenization in Tamil Christian Music \u003cbr\u003e2. Sharing the Meal: A Dalit Family's Dialogue with the History of Tamil Christian Music, 1850-1994 \u003cbr\u003e3. Parattai's Dalit Theology \u003cbr\u003e4. Ethnography as Transformative Musical Dialogue \u003cbr\u003e5. Reception and Transformation from the Seminary to the Village: \u003cbr\u003e6. Performing Global Dalit Consciousness\u003cbr\u003eAppendixes \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Music Transcriptions \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Song Lyrics By J. Theophilus Appavoo (Parattai) \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400529486167,"sku":"9780253002334","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253002334.jpg?v=1730470905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tamil-folk-music-as-dalit-liberation-theology-ethnomusicology-multimedia-9780253002334","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}