Singing the Village
Music, Memory and Ritual Among the Sibe of Xinjiang
The Sibe are an immigrant group, Qing dynasty bannermen who made a three-year long march from Manchuria in the 18th century to serve as a border garrison in the newly conquered Western Regions of the Qing Chinese empire. They preserved their military structure and a discrete identity in themulti-ethnic region of Xinjiang and are now officially recognized as an ethnic minority nationality under the People's Republic. They are known in China today as the last speakers of the Manchu language, and as preservers of their ancient traditions. This study of their music culture reveals notfossilized tradition but a shifting web of borrowings, assimila…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-726297-9
- EAN: 9780197262979
- Produktnummer: 22667827
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 250 S.
- Masse: H24.3 cm x B16.3 cm x D0.9 cm 585 g
- Abbildungen: numerous halftones & music examples
- Gewicht: 585
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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