Meghan Hynson
Biographic Data
| ID | 682829 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meghan Hynson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meghan |
| FAMILY NAME | Hynson |
| SIGNATURE | HYNSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1896-3174 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond the Crystal Bowl
The modern sound bath has emerged as a global wellness phenomenon, widely promoted as a practice for relaxation, healing, and spiritual transformation. Despite its rapid proliferation, a critical social–scientific analysis of this practice remains largely absent. This article addresses that gap by drawing on ethnomusicology, the study of music as cultural and social practice, to examine sound bath culture. Rather than locating efficacy in a decon…
Gamelan Girls
Reviewed by: Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles by Sonja Lynn Downing Meghan Hynson (bio) Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles. Sonja Lynn Downing. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2019. New Perspectives on Gender in Music. xiv + 238 pp., 21 black-and-white photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 table, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-252-04271-3 (…
A Balinese 'Call to Prayer
This article examines the Puja Tri Sandhya, a Balinese Hindu prayer that has been broadcast into the soundscape of Bali since 2001. By charting the development of the prayer, this paper summarizes the religious politics of post-independence Indonesia, which called for the Balinese to adopt the Puja Tri Sandhya as a condition for religious legitimacy in the new nation. The Puja Tri Sandhya is likened to a Balinese "call to prayer" and compared to …
Echoes from the East
Book Review| October 01 2021 Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and Its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and Its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy. Kiyoshi Tamagawa. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019. xvii, 179 pp., figures, notes, bibliography, index. Meghan Hynson Meghan Hynson University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnomusicology (202…
Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali
Reviewed by: Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali: A Musical Biography, Musical Ethnography, and Critical Edition by Brita Renée Heimarck Meghan Hynson (bio) Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali: A Musical Biography, Musical Ethnography, and Critical Edition. Recent Researches in the Oral Traditions of Music, 12. Brita Renée Heimarck, ed. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2015. xv + 167 pp., full s…
A Balinese 'Call to Prayer
This article examines the Puja Tri Sandhya, a Balinese Hindu prayer that has been broadcast into the soundscape of Bali since 2001. By charting the development of the prayer, this paper summarizes the religious politics of post-independence Indonesia, which called for the Balinese to adopt the Puja Tri Sandhya as a condition for religious legitimacy in the new nation. The Puja Tri Sandhya is likened to a Balinese "call to prayer" and compared to …
Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali
Reviewed by: Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali: A Musical Biography, Musical Ethnography, and Critical Edition by Brita Renée Heimarck Meghan Hynson (bio) Gender Wayang Music of Bapak I Wayan Loceng from Sukawati, Bali: A Musical Biography, Musical Ethnography, and Critical Edition. Recent Researches in the Oral Traditions of Music, 12. Brita Renée Heimarck, ed. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2015. xv + 167 pp., full s…
A Balinese 'Call to Prayer
This article examines the Puja Tri Sandhya, a Balinese Hindu prayer that has been broadcast into the soundscape of Bali since 2001. By charting the development of the prayer, this paper summarizes the religious politics of post-independence Indonesia, which called for the Balinese to adopt the Puja Tri Sandhya as a condition for religious legitimacy in the new nation. The Puja Tri Sandhya is likened to a Balinese "call to prayer" and compared to …
Echoes from the East
Book Review| October 01 2021 Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and Its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and Its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy. Kiyoshi Tamagawa. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019. xvii, 179 pp., figures, notes, bibliography, index. Meghan Hynson Meghan Hynson University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnomusicology (202…
Gamelan Girls
Reviewed by: Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles by Sonja Lynn Downing Meghan Hynson (bio) Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles. Sonja Lynn Downing. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2019. New Perspectives on Gender in Music. xiv + 238 pp., 21 black-and-white photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 table, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-252-04271-3 (…
Beyond the Crystal Bowl
The modern sound bath has emerged as a global wellness phenomenon, widely promoted as a practice for relaxation, healing, and spiritual transformation. Despite its rapid proliferation, a critical social–scientific analysis of this practice remains largely absent. This article addresses that gap by drawing on ethnomusicology, the study of music as cultural and social practice, to examine sound bath culture. Rather than locating efficacy in a decon…
Diverse Musicological Studies (4 works) · Asian Studies and History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Music History and Culture (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Ethnomusicology (2 works) · Scholarship (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works)