Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

by Kirin Narayan

Book Overview

Kirin Narayan's imagination was captured the very first time that, as a girl visiting the Himalayas, she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of accomplishment, companionship, happiness, and even good health--all benefits of the "everyday creativity" she explores in this book. Part ethnography, part musical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022640756X
• ISBN13: 9780226407562
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"