They Sing the Wedding of God An Ethnomusicological Study of the Mahadevji Ka Byavala As Performed by the Nath-Jogis of Alwar |
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| Author:
| Napier, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7140-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $77.00 |
Book Description:
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In Rajasthan, India, a caste of musicians and mendicants, the Nath-Jog's, sing stories of kings who renounce their thrones to become wandering mendicants. They also sing of a god, Mahadeva, Shiva, who must abandon his world. This book represents the first detailed ethnomusicological study of the music of this caste, examining how the existential questions of the sung stories are articulated in musical performances in which the caste's own ethnography is inscribed.
In Rajasthan, India, a caste of musicians and mendicants, the Nath-Jog's, sing stories of kings who renounce their thrones to become wandering mendicants. They also sing of a god, Mahadeva, Shiva, who must abandon his world. This book represents the first detailed ethnomusicological study of the music of this caste, examining how the existential questions of the sung stories are articulated in musical performances in which the caste's own ethnography is inscribed.