The Lotus and the King: Imagery, Gesture and Meaning in a Hindustani Rāg

Leante, Laura (2009). The Lotus and the King: Imagery, Gesture and Meaning in a Hindustani Rāg. Ethnomusicology Forum, 18(2) pp. 185–206.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17411910903141874

URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1741191...

Abstract

This article brings together investigation of gesture and imagery in the study of North Indian classical music, focusing on a particular rag - Shree rag - in detail. The research, based on extensive ethnography and analysis of audiovisual recordings, reveals how the embodiment of sound as patterns of movement is a key to understanding how musicians associate particular images and emotions with rags, and at the same time how such processes of signification are intertwined with culturally embedded meanings.

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• Item ORO ID
• 18992
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1741-1912
• Keywords
• South Asia; Hindustani Classical Music; Raga; gesture; imagery; meaning construction
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• © 2009 Taylor & Francis
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• Depositing User
• Laura Leante