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 throughoutthe world, each considered in its socio-cultural and historical contexts.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-99521-4
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 15/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés