Songs and Gifts at the Frontier

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

Del i serien Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations

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Beskrivning

This book investigates the particular history and social experience by a marginalized society in Mindanao Island, Philippines, through an analysis of the speech, song and dance in spirit possession ritual. Using the concepts of exchange and reciprocity, Buenconsejo connects the performativity of ritual song to the formation and maintenance of sociability, personhood and subjectivity. Also inlcludes maps.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-09-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:725 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations
Antal sidor:444
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415941242

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"Songs and Gifts at the Frontier: Person and Exchange in the Agusan Manobo Possession Ritual, Philippines is a remarkable document. Any serious scholar of Philippine ethnography or Southeast Asian ethnomusicology will find this to be a necessary addition to a library." -- Journalof Asian Studies, J. Joseph Errington

Innehållsförteckning

Contents List of Illustrations Preface A Note on Orthography 1. The Rivers of Exchange 2. The Manobo Cosmos (Kalibutan) 3. The Diwata in the Pantheon of Manobo Supernatural Beings 4. The Burning Panubad-tubad Speech 5. Personal Songs 6. Reluctance and Shame: Negotiating Visayanized Public Culture 7. Song and Sacrificing Notes References Index