Sound and Power in the Christian Realm of Ethiopia (Seventeenth–Eighteenth Centuries)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6018886 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anaïs Wion (0000-0001-6568-9257, Institut des Mondes Africains, corresponding author), Anne Damon-Guillot (Université Jean Monnet), Stéphanie Weisser (Université Libre de Bruxelles) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Pages | 61-89 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aethiopica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1430-1938 • E-ISSN: 2194-4024 |
| Publisher | Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15460/aethiopica.19.1.904 |
| OpenAlex | W2741751577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Musical instruments were used in the Christian realm of Ethiopia during the early modern period for proclamations, major religious celebrations, court ceremonies, and the movement of the king and his troops inside and outside of royal cities, as well as for signaling the start of battles. Only the powerful had the prerogative of having certain instruments played. The nägarit (kettledrums) were also insignia of power. Owning or displaying them was an expression of power as much as having them played. The nǝsǝr qana were doubel-reed instruments associated with the king. Originally insignia of Oromo military might, the mäläkäts, long trumpets, were gradually adopted in the Christian realm as the Oromo came to share in exercising power. On the basis of evidence drawn from a study of images, horns, though still present on the battlefield, seem to have lost prestige to the benefit of trumpets
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Battlefield · Political science · Politics · Prerogative · Prestige · Realm · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Philosophy
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