Moravian Soundscapes: A Sonic History of the Moravian Missions in Early Pennsylvania

by Sarah Justina Eyerly

Book Overview

In Moravian Soundscapes, Sarah Eyerly contends that the study of sound is integral to understanding the interactions between German Moravian missionaries and Native communities in early Pennsylvania. In the mid-18th century, when the frontier between settler and Native communities was a shifting spatial and cultural borderland, sound mattered. People listened carefully to each other and the world around them. In Moravian communities, cultures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253047692
• ISBN13: 9780253047694
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher