The Status of Music in Muslim Nations
Evidence from the Arab World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4752982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lois Ibsen Al Faruqi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-9202 • E-ISSN: 1553-5630 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/833798 |
| OpenAlex | W2317098252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
The categories with which ethnomusicologists and musicologists usually divide and explain a musical tradition--religious music, art music, folk music and popular music--seem strangely inappropriate for describing most Arab music. If applied, they are meaningful only in special, indigenous ways. This paper seeks to explain and expand this judgment, and in conclusion, to present a few ideas for the study of music and musical change which have been learned in the process of reaching this conclusion
Ancient history · Archaeology · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |