Jewish Musical Traditions (Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)

by Amnon Shiloah

Book Overview

Jewish Musical Traditions is the first English-language volume to consider oral music of Jewish communities in a sociocultural context. Amnon Shiloah, the world's leading authority on the Arab and Jewish musical traditions, tells a musical story voiced the world over by men and women in synagogues and homes, mirroring the life of an ancient people exiled from its land. The story began in Biblical times and encompasses two thousand years, during which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814322344
• ISBN13: 9780814322345
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"