Book 2013
They Sing The Wedding Of God An Ethnomusicological Study Of The Mahadevji Ka Byavala As Performed By The Nathjogis Of Alwar
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- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Published
- 2013
- Ethnomusicology
- Music, indic
- Jogi-Naths
- Music
- History and criticism
- Hindu music
- Siva (Hindu deity)
- Songs and music
"In Rajasthan, India, a caste of musicians and mendicants, the Nath-Jogis, sing stories of kings, and of a god, Mahadeva, Shiva, who must abandon his world. This book represents the first detailed ethnomusicological study of the music of this caste. It offers a transcription, translation and musical and ethnographic analysis of one performance, by Kishori Nath"--Provided by publisher.