Music in ancient Israel/Palestine : archaeological, written, and comparative sources / Joachim Braun ; translated by Douglas W. Stott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braun, Joachim, 1929-2013.

Series:

Bible in its world

Standardized Title:

Musikkultur Altisraels/Palästinas. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Jews--Music--History and criticism.

Jews.

Jews--Music.

Music--Palestine--To 500--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans, [2002]

Summary:

This book contains the first study of the musical culture of ancient Israel/Palestine based primarily on the archaeological record. A noted musicologist explores the music of the Holy Land region of the Middle East, tracing its form and development from its beginning in the Stone Age to the fourth century A.D. 200 b&w illustrations.

Contents:

1. Geographical, Chronological, and Cultural Parameters 4

3. Musical Instruments in the Bible 8

Meaning 8

Classification 11

4. The Instruments 12

[superscript a]seb[superscript e]rosim 12

halil 13

h[superscript a]sos[superscript e]ra 14

kinnor 16

m[superscript e]na`an`im 19

m[superscript e]siltayim, sels[superscript e]lim 20

nebel, nebel `asor 22

pa`[superscript a]mon 24

qeren hayyobel 25

sopar and sop[superscript e]rot hayyob[superscript e]lim 26

top 29

`ugab 31

5. Instruments in Daniel 32

6. Collective Expressions

Typological Terminology 36

7. Terminology in the Psalms and Unresolved Questions 37

8. Instruments in the New Testament 42

II. The Stone Age (12th Millennium-3200 B.C.) 47

1. Natufians (ca. 12,000-8000 B.C.) 50

Syncretism of Work, Cult, Adornment, and Sound 50

2. The Chalcolithic Period (ca. 4000-3200 B.C.) 55

A. Music in the Dumuzi Cult 55

B. The Appearance of the Harp 58

III. The Bronze Age (3200-1200 B.C.) 67

1. Dance with Lyres and Drums 71

2. The Lute 80

3. Egyptian-Canaanite Music

Gods and Musicians 85

4. Music in the Symposium 94

5. Clay Rattles: Mass Music

Mass Cults

Mass Culture 98

6. The Priests' Bronze Cymbals 107

7. The Megiddo Flute 110

IV. The Iron Age (1200-587 B.C.) 113

1. Female Drummers in the Israelite-Judean Kingdom and Surroundings 118

2. From the Sacred Female Double-Reed Blowers to Male Double-Reed Players 133

3. Lyres in Solo and Ensemble Performance 145

A. Pottery Drawings 147

B. Seals 154

4. Musicians and Dancers of the Philistine and Phoenician Coast 165

5. Conch Trumpets 180

6. The Mystery of Absence, or an argumentum ex silentio? The Babylonian-Persian Period (587-333 B.C.): An Interlude 184

V. The Hellenistic-Roman Period (Fourth Century B.C.-Fourth Century A.D.) 189

1. Apotropaic Bells 195

2. Idumean Hunting and Mourning Music and the Jewish Temple Trumpets 203

3. The Nabatean-Safaitic Culture 211

4. Instruments of Avant-Garde Professionals and Conventional Folk-Musicians 222

5. The Cult of Dionysus 250

6. Musical Instruments in Samaritan Areas 274

7. Musical Instruments as Symbols of Cult, State, and Identity 287

8. The Shofar: Tool of Sound and Ritual, Symbol of Faith and National Identity 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354) and indexes.

ISBN:

0802844774

OCLC:

50495790