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Music, ritual, and Falasha history / by Kay Kaufman Shelemay.

Author/creator Shelemay, Kay Kaufman
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoEast Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, 1989.
Descriptionxviii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Jews, Ethiopian--Music --History and criticism.
Jews--Ethiopia --Music --History and criticism.
Church music--Ethiopia.
Jews, Ethiopian--Rites and ceremonies.
Jews, Ethiopian--History.
Synagogue music--Ethiopia.
Judaism--Ethiopia --Customs and practices.
Contents Introduction (1989) -- Introduction (1986) -- Perspectives of Falasha history -- The beta Israel religious tradition -- The contexts of liturgical performance -- A beta Israel view of the liturgy -- Texts of the beta Israel liturgy -- Music of the beta Israel liturgy -- Rethinking Falasha history -- Appendices.
General noteReprint. Originally published: East Lansing, Mich. : African Studies Center, Michigan State University, c1986. Originally published in the series: Ethiopian series ; no. 17.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 363-393) and index.
LCCN 89003082
ISBN0870132741 (alk. paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3197 .S47 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold
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