Music, ritual, and Falasha history / Kay Kaufman Shelemay
1989, 1st edition. East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #386700
ISBN: 0870132741
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.
Price: €35.00