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Sherinian, Zoe C.

Tamil folk music as Dalit liberation theology [electronic resource] / Zoe C. Sherinian. - Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (pages ) - Ethnomusicology multimedia . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : context and concepts : singing the Lord's prayer as freedom in a Tamil land -- How can the subaltern speak? Musical style, value, and the historical process of -- (Re)indigenization of Tamil Christian music -- Sharing the meal : a Dalit family's dialogue with the history of Tamil Christian music, 1850-1994 -- Paraṭṭai's theology : greeting God in the cēri -- Ethnography as transformative musical dialogue -- Reception and transformation from seminary to village -- Performing global Dalit consciousness.

ISBN: 9780253005854 025300585X

Subjects--Personal Names:
Appavoo, James Theophilus.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dalits--Music--History and criticism.--India--Tamil Nadu
Dalits--Religious life.--India--Tamil Nadu
Folk music--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Folk music--History and criticism.--India--Tamil Nadu
Church music--India--Tamil Nadu.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: ML3151.I4 / S44 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 781.71/7940095482