Read Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh

Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh

Mary Frances Dunham

4.9/5 (11911 ratings)

Description:This book is the only work in English devoted to jarigan, a major genre of Islamic bardic song in South Asia. The themes of the songs originally concerned heroic episodes from a seventh-century battle between Muslims, a battle which is commemorated annually by Shia Muslims in their Muharram Festival. The compositional form of jarigan songs now serves for a wide range of themes, including Arabian Nights style of romances and songs about topical issues. The book provides a history of the repertory, descriptions of the soloist-cum-chorus performances, and explanations of the poetic and musical structures of the songs. As well as Chapter Notes, the book contains a Glossary, Bibliography, Index, photoprints in color and in black-and-white, maps, transcriptions of song texts in Bengali, translations in English, musical notations, and a list of jarigan recordings. The book comes with an audio cassette.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh. To get started finding Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 1997

ISBN: 9840513702

Description: This book is the only work in English devoted to jarigan, a major genre of Islamic bardic song in South Asia. The themes of the songs originally concerned heroic episodes from a seventh-century battle between Muslims, a battle which is commemorated annually by Shia Muslims in their Muharram Festival. The compositional form of jarigan songs now serves for a wide range of themes, including Arabian Nights style of romances and songs about topical issues. The book provides a history of the repertory, descriptions of the soloist-cum-chorus performances, and explanations of the poetic and musical structures of the songs. As well as Chapter Notes, the book contains a Glossary, Bibliography, Index, photoprints in color and in black-and-white, maps, transcriptions of song texts in Bengali, translations in English, musical notations, and a list of jarigan recordings. The book comes with an audio cassette.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh. To get started finding Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh

Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh

More Books

Jarigan

Jarigan

Islamic Sermons and Public Piety in Bangladesh

Islamic Sermons and Public Piety in Bangladesh

Islam, Sufism and Everyday Politics of Belonging in South Asia

Islam, Sufism and Everyday Politics of Belonging in South Asia

Horizons of Understanding: Dimensions of Research in Science and Arts

Horizons of Understanding: Dimensions of Research in Science and Arts

Islam in South Asia:

Islam in South Asia:

The Image of the Prophet in Bengali Muslim Piety, 1850-1947

The Image of the Prophet in Bengali Muslim Piety, 1850-1947

Reclaiming Karbala

Reclaiming Karbala

Bengal in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Bengal in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Banglapedia

Banglapedia