South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent
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In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Audio Examples List of Maps About The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Preface List of Contributors Part 1 Introduction to the Music of South Asia Profile of South Asia and Its Music Theoretical Treatises Scholarship since 1300 Part 2 Issues and Processes The Classical Traditions Hindustani Raga Karnatak Raga Hindustani Tala Karnatak Tala Hindustani Vocal Music Hindustani Instrumental Music Karnatak Vocal and Instrumental Music Music in Religion and Ritual Vedic Chant Religious and Devotional Music: Northern Area Religious and Devotional Music: Southern Area Music in Seasonal and Life-Cycle Rituals Music and Trance Musical Material Culture Visual Sources Rāgmālā Paintings Classification of Musical Instruments Musical Instruments: Northern Area Musical Instruments: Southern Area Music and Social Organization The Social Organization of Music and Musicians: Northern Area The Social Organization of Music and Musicians: Southern Area Regional Caste Artists and Their Patrons Women and Music Popular Artists and Their Audiences Music and Nationalism Music Learning and Transmission Institutional Music Education: Northern Area Institutional Music Education: Southern Area The Classical Master-Disciple Tradition Transmission of Nonclassical Traditions Music, Dance, and Drama Music and Theater Music and Dance: Northern Area Music and Dance: Southern Area Mass Media and Contemporary Musical Exchange Music Broadcasting, Recording, and Archives Film Music: Northern Area Film Music: Southern Area Pop Music and Audio-Cassette Technology: Northern Area Pop Music and Audio-Cassette Technology: Southern Area Music and Internationalization Music and the South Asian Diaspora The United Kingdom North America Trinidad Martinique Guyana Réunion Island Fiji South Africa Part 3 Music Regions Northwest India Gujarat Rajasthan Punjab North India Uttar Pradesh Mithila Himalayan Region Kashmir Nepal Tibetan Culture in South Asia Central India Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Orissa Goa Pakistan Music, the State, and Islam Devotional Music Punjab Balochistan North West Frontier Province Northern Areas of Pakistan Afghanistan Music and the State Music and Gender Western Afghanistan Northern Afghanistan Southeastern Afghanistan West Bengal and Bangladesh West Bengal and Bangladesh South India Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Kerala Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Glossary A Guide to Publications A Guide to Recordings A Guide to Films and Videos Notes on the Audio Examples Index
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