THE FOLK LUTE (GAMBUS), AND ITS SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION IN MALAY MUSLIM CULTURE
THE FOLK LUTE (GAMBUS), AND ITS SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION IN MALAY MUSLIM CULTURE
Author(s): Larry Francis HilarianSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Music, Islam studies, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Art
Published by: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas
Keywords: gambus Melayu; gambus Hadhramaut; ‘ud, pegbox; hadith; Melayuness; suras; Qu’ran; Alam Melayu and taksim;
Summary/Abstract: Subject: The development of the gambus as Malay folk instruments and an exploration of the complex relationship between music and Islam in Malaysia. Purpose of study: To evaluate the ambiguous role of music in Malay Muslim society and the significance of the gambus as a symbolic representation of Islamic identity of the Malay world. Methods: Organology and ethno-historical perspective.
Journal: Tautosakos darbai
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 50-65
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English