Toward an Anthropology of Ambient Sound

Book Overview

This volume approaches the issue of ambient sound through the ethnographic exploration of different cultural contexts including Italy, India, Egypt, France, Ethiopia, Romania, Scotland, Portugal, and Japan. It examines social, religious, and aesthetic conceptions of soundscapes, what types of action or agency are attributed to the

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367869055
• ISBN13: 9780367869052
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"