Songs for the spirit
music and mediums in modern Vietnam
by Barley Norton
"Songs for the Spirits is the first in-depth study of the Vietnamese practice of communing with spirits through music and performance. During rituals dedicated to a large pantheon of indigenous spirits, a band of musicians performs an elaborate sequence of songs - a "songscape"--For possessed mediums who carry out ritual actions, distribute blessed gifts to disciples, and dance to the music's infectious rhythms. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and his experience of learning to perform ritual music, Barley Norton explores the transformative power of song and the multifaceted relationship between musical and ritual performance, emphasizing the importance of musical interaction, creativity, and change." "An accompanying DVD contains numerous video and music extracts that illustrate the fascinating ways in which music evokes the embodied presence of spirits and their gender and ethnic identities."--Jacket.
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Folk music, History, Mediums, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Folk music, Spirit possession, Demoniac possession, Music, EthnomusicologyPlaces
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Songs for the spirit: music and mediums in modern Vietnam
2009, University of Illinois Press
in English
025203399X 9780252033995
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