Performing Al-Andalus: Music and Nostalgia Across the Mediterranean

by Jonathan Holt Shannon

Book Overview

Performing al-Andalus explores three musical cultures that claim a connection to the music of medieval Iberia, the Islamic kingdom of al-Andalus, known for its complex mix of Arab, North African, Christian, and Jewish influences. Jonathan Holt Shannon shows that the idea of a shared Andalusian heritage animates performers and aficionados in modern-day Syria, Morocco, and Spain, but with varying and sometimes contradictory meanings in different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253017629
• ISBN13: 9780253017628
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher