Maqām and liturgy
Subtitle: ritual, music, and aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn
By: Mark L. Kligman.
Series: Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780814332160
Subjects: Jews, Syrian -- New York (State) -- New York -- Music -- History and criticism; Jews, Syrian -- New York (State) -- New York -- Identity; Maqām -- New York (State) -- New York; Arabs -- Syria -- Music -- History and criticism; Sabbath -- Liturgy; Shaḥarit
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the spontaneity of prayer; title: Cultures in contact through music; title: History of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn; title: Syrian liturgy and prayer books; title: Syrian musical life: the Maqām system as practiced in Brooklyn; title: Sabbath morning service; title: Birkhot ha-Shaar and zemirot; title: Shaarit; title: Torah service and Musaf; title: Overall design of the Syrian Sabbath morning service; title: The Maqām and the weekly biblical reading; title: Aesthetics, performance practice, and maintenance of Syrian liturgy; title: Conclusion: Judeo-Arab synthesis in the Syrian Sabbath liturgy.