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9780567025524

Listening to the Artifacts Music Culture in Ancient Palestine

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    9780567025524

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    0567025527

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-05-24
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
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Summary

Music is an essential component of all cultures. It conveys instruction, expresses emotion, and is used for teaching and recreational purposes. Without a doubt, music functioned in these capacities in ancient Israel. Although scholars rarely discuss the r

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Why Study the Music Culture of Ancient Israel/Palestine?p. 1
What Kinds of Instruments Did the Ancients Play, and What Might These Instruments Tell Us?p. 7
Sex and Gender in Musical Performance: Who Were the Musicians in Ancient Israel and the Surrounding Near East?p. 44
What Were the Performance Contexts? Religious and Secular Musical Performance in Ancient Israelp. 106
"A Little Elbow Room, Please?" Exploring Performance Space in Ancient Israel/Palestinep. 126
What Does the Future Hold for the Archaeomusicology of Ancient Israel?p. 145
Bibliographyp. 163
Indexp. 175
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