Theory for Ethnomusicology
by Stone, Ruth M.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-01
Publisher(s): ROUTLEDGE
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Summary
Theory for Ethnomusicologyexplores the underpinnings of various approaches to the study of world music. The text analyzes differences and commonalities in these orientations. It also explores how ethnomusicologists use these theories in ethnographic research.
Author Biography
Ruth M. Stone has taught at Indiana University for over twenty-five years, where she is chair and professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology.
Table of Contents
| Figures | p. vi |
| Plates | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Inquiry in Ethnomusicology | p. 1 |
| Cultural Evolutionism and Diffusionism in Comparative Musicology | p. 24 |
| Structural-Functional Approaches | p. 37 |
| Linguistic Approaches | p. 51 |
| Paradigmatic Structuralism | p. 90 |
| Marxist Explanations | p. 98 |
| Literary and Dramaturgical Theories | p. 111 |
| Cognition and Communication Theory | p. 126 |
| Performance Theory in Ethnomusicology | p. 136 |
| Gender, Ethnicity, and Identity Issues | p. 145 |
| Phenomenology and Experiential Ethnomusicology | p. 165 |
| Historical Research | p. 177 |
| Postmodern, Postcolonial, and Global Issues | p. 195 |
| Convergence and Divergence in Theory Today | p. 220 |
| References | p. 226 |
| Index | p. 236 |
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