Sound of Salvation. Voice, Gender, and the Sufi Mediascape in China.
New York. Columbia University Press. 2022. Stock ID #216611 The Jahriyya Sufis - a primarily Sinophone order of Naqshbandiyya Sufism in northwestern China - inhabit a unique religious soundscape. This book draws on nearly a decade of ethnographic fieldwork to reveal the intricacies and importance of Jahriyya vocal recitation. The book offers new perspectives on the importance of sound in religious practice, the role of gender in Chinese Islam, and the transnational links connecting Chinese Muslims to the broader Islamic world. (Adapted from publisher's description) When referring to this item please quote stockid 216611.
Black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 296pp, notes, bibliography, index. Lower corner upper cover trifle bumped, very good paperback copy.
Price: $50.00 AU