The power of song : music and dance in the mission communities of northern New Spain, 1590-1810 / [electronic resource]
Mann, Kristin Dutcher,1972-
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
2010.
This book explores the music and dance of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities throughout the entire northern frontier of New Spain. Its purpose is to examine the roles music played: in teaching, evangelisation, celebration, and the formation of group identities. This book looks comprehensively at the music of this region and time period, and utilises music as a way to study the cultural interactions between Indians and missionaries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-292) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This book explores the music and dance of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities throughout the entire northern frontier of New Spain. Its purpose is to examine the roles music played: in teaching, evangelisation, celebration, and the formation of group identities. This book looks comprehensively at the music of this region and time period, and utilises music as a way to study the cultural interactions between Indians and missionaries.
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Music
Music
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Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Missionaries
Missionaries
Music
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Music
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Missionaries
Missionaries
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Music Philosophy