Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia

Anne Rasmussen

Published by University of California Press 2010

Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia

Anne Rasmussen

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520947429

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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.

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Rasmussen Anne :

Anne K. Rasmussen is Associate Professor of Music at the College of William and Mary.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Note on Transliteration and Translation Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface and Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. Setting the Scene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Hearing Islam in the Atmosphere Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3. Learning Recitation: Th e Institutionalization of the Recited Qur’an Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
4. Celebrating Religion and Nation: Th e Festivalization of the Qur’an Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
5. Performing Piety through Islamic Musical Arts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
6. Rethinking Women, Music, and Islam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297