Sounding the Center: History and Aesthetics in Thai Buddhist Performance - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE - Deborah Wong - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226905860 - August 15, 2001
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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.


378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 15, 2001
ISBN13 9780226905860
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 336
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   567 g

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