Recasting Folk in the Himalayas: Indian Music, Media, and Social Mobility

(Part of the Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series)

by Stefan Fiol

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Colonialist, nationalist, and regionalist ideologies have profoundly influenced folk music and related musical practices among the Garhwali and Kumaoni of Uttarakhand. Stefan Fiol blends historical and ethnographic approaches to unlock these influences and explore a paradox: how the oefolk designation can alternately identify a universal stage of humanity, or denote alterity and subordination. Fiol explores the lives and work of Gahrwali artists...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252082753

ISBN13:9780252082757

Release Date:September 2017

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Arts, Music & Photography Music Social Science Social Sciences

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Recasting Folk in the Himalayas: Indian Music, Media, and Social Mobility

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