Among the Jasmine Trees: Music and Modernity in Contemporary Syria

by Jonathan Holt Shannon

Book Overview

The first ethnographic study of music-making in modern Syria

How does a Middle Eastern community create a modern image through its expression of heritage and authenticity? In Among the Jasmine Trees: Music and Modernity in Contemporary Syria, Jonathan H. Shannon investigates expressions of authenticity in Syria's musical culture, which is particularly known for embracing and preserving the Arab musical tradition, and which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819569445
• ISBN13: 9780819569448
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher