The hundred thousand fools of God : musical travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) / Theodor...
The hundred thousand fools of God : musical travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) / Theodor...
The hundred thousand fools of God : musical travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) / Theodore Levin.
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Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1996.
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N780.958/1 DISC
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Publication information
Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Theodore Levin assembles a living musical and ethnographic map by highlighting the fate of traditions, beliefs, and social relationships in Muslim and Jewish Central Asian cultures during and after seventy years of Soviet rule. He evokes the spectacular physical and human geography of the area and weaves a rich ethnography of the life styles, value...
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The hundred thousand fools of God : musical travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) / Theodore Levin.
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Includes bibliographical (p. [308]-310) and discographical (p. 310-311) references and index.
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N780.958/1 DISC
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74VvZaxlwaXg
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ISBN
0253332060 (alk. paper)
9780253332066 (alk. paper)
DDC
780.958
MMS ID
991004629629702626
