Maqam and Liturgy: Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn

(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)

by Mark L. Kligman

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Explores the cultural connection between Syrian Jewish life and Arab culture in present-day Brooklyn, New York, through liturgical music.

Syrian Jews in Brooklyn, New York, number more than forty thousand and constitute the largest single group of Jews from Syria in the world. Their thriving community includes fifteen synagogues in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, where the practice of singing Arab melodies is a cornerstone of their...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814332161

ISBN13:9780814332160

Release Date:January 2009

Publisher:Wayne State University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.3" x 10.2"

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Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Music Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Maqam and Liturgy: Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn

(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)

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