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Sounding the Center: History and Aesthetics in Thai Buddhist Performance - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE Deborah Wong 1st edition
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Sounding the Center: History and Aesthetics in Thai Buddhist Performance - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE
Deborah Wong
This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance.
336 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 15, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226905853 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 567 g |
| Language | English |