Focus: The Sounds of Islam: Performance, Ritual, and Text (Focus on World Music Series)

By Michael Frishkopf

Book Overview

Focus: The Sounds of Islam focuses on the influence of Islam on the sonic practices of Muslim-majority societies. Centrally, it describes the position and role of sound within the Islamic religion, and in relation to the musics of Muslim-majority societies more generally. It encompasses a broad survey of the Islamic soundscape, examining the role of sound in Islamic practices throughout the world, each considered in its socio-cultural and historical contexts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415995221
• ISBN13: 9780415995221
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 0.9"