Maqām and liturgy ritual, music, and aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn / [Texte imprimé] :
Mark L. Kligman
- Detroit : Wayne State University Press, cop. 2009
- 1 vol. (XIV-267 p.) : ill., carte ; 26 cm + 1 CD Rom
- Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology .
- Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology (Wayne State University Press) .
Index
Bibliogr. p. 239-249
Introduction: the spontaneity of prayer -- Cultures in contact through music -- History of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn -- Syrian liturgy and prayer books -- Syrian musical life: the Maqām system as practiced in Brooklyn -- Sabbath morning service -- Birkhot ha-Shaḥar and zemirot -- Shaḥarit -- Torah service and Musaf -- Overall design of the Syrian Sabbath morning service -- The Maqāmāt and the weekly biblical reading -- Aesthetics, performance practice, and maintenance of Syrian liturgy -- Conclusion: Judeo-Arab synthesis in the Syrian Sabbath liturgy