Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. Anne K. Rasmussen explores a rich public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes. Based on unique and revealing ethnographic research beginning at the end of Suharto's "New Order" and continuing into the era of "Reformation," the book considers the powerful role of music in the expression of religious nationalism. In particular, it focuses on musical style, women's roles, and the ideological and aesthetic issues raised by the Indonesian style of recitation.
Author(s): Anne Rasmussen
Edition: 1
Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Commentary: Back cover
Pages: 336
Contents......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 10
Note on Transliteration and Translation......Page 12
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 14
1. Setting the Scene......Page 24
2. Hearing Islam in the Atmosphere......Page 61
3. Learning Recitation: The Institutionalization of the Recited Qur’an......Page 97
4. Celebrating Religion and Nation: The Festivalization of the Qur’an......Page 148
5. Performing Piety through Islamic Musical Arts......Page 189
6. Rethinking Women, Music, and Islam......Page 234
Notes......Page 268
C......Page 296
J......Page 297
M......Page 298
P......Page 299
S......Page 300
Z......Page 301
Bibliography......Page 302
A......Page 320
B......Page 321
D......Page 322
G......Page 323
I......Page 324
J......Page 325
M......Page 326
N......Page 328
P......Page 329
Q......Page 330
S......Page 331
U......Page 333
Y......Page 334
Z......Page 335
