Women, the recited Qur'an, and Islamic music in Indonesia / Anne K. Rasmussen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasmussen, Anne K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Recitation.

Qurʼan.

Islamic music--Indonesia--History and criticism.

Islamic music.

Muslim women--Indonesia--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

Women in Islam--Indonesia.

Women in Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. Anne K. Rasmussen explores a rich public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes. Based on unique and revealing ethnographic research beginning at the end of Suharto's "New Order" and continuing into the era of "Reformation," the book considers the powerful role of music in the expression of religious nationalism. In particular, it focuses on musical style, women's roles, and the ideological and aesthetic issues raised by the Indonesian style of recitation.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Setting the Scene

2. Hearing Islam in the Atmosphere

3. Learning Recitation: The Institutionalization of the Recited Qur'an

4. Celebrating Religion and Nation: The Festivalization of the Qur'an

5. Performing Piety through Islamic Musical Arts

6. Rethinking Women, Music, and Islam

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612732522

9781282732520

1282732528

9780520947429

0520947428

OCLC:

659558286