Music, ritual, and Falasha history / Kay Kaufman Shelemay
by Shelemay, Kay Kaufman
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- ISBN 13
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East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 415 pp., illustrations, 24 cm. Contents; 1. Perspectives of Falasha History -- 2. The Beta Israel Religious Tradition -- 3. The Contexts of Liturgical Performance -- 4. A Beta Israel View of the Liturgy -- 5. Texts of the Beta Israel Liturgy -- 6. Music of the Beta Israel Liturgy -- 7. Rethinking Falasha History -- Appendices. Subjects; Jews Ethiopia Music History and criticism. Synagogue. Judaism Ethiopia Customs and practices. Falashas History.
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- Title
- Music, ritual, and Falasha history / Kay Kaufman Shelemay
- Author
- Shelemay, Kay Kaufman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870132741
- ISBN 13
- 9780870132742
- Publisher
- East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press
- Place of Publication
- East Lansing, Mi
- Date Published
- 1989
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