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Apr 25, 2024
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RELI 286 - Advanced Topics in Ethnomusicology: Music and Buddhism Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as ASIA 286 and MUSI 286 ) This course examines the interplay of Buddhist practices and music making in Asia and the West. From temple music in Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Tibet, to dance theater in Thailand, theater in Japan, the contemporary Western compositions of John Cage and Toru Takemitsu and the films of Nam June Paik, Buddhist music is a rich tapestry that illuminates complex histories, varied aesthetics and contrasting theologies. Through the lenses of social and musical development this course will delve into Buddhism’s spread through Asia and to the West, its encounters with Hinduism, Christianity, Shinto, colonization and high modernism, and the various ways in which sound is used to express devotion, contemplation, ideology, and narrative. Justin Patch.
Two 75-minute periods.
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