Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. As musicologist and anthropologist, Marina Roseman recorded and transcribed Temiar rituals, while as a member of the community she became a participant and even a patient during the course of her two-year stay. She shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies.
About the AuthorMarina Roseman is Assistant Professor of Music and of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and has been recognized for her work in ethnomusicology and traditional Asian medicine.
Book InformationISBN 9780520082816
Author Marina RosemanFormat Paperback
Page Count 278
Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 363g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm