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Listening to the Artifacts - Music Culture in Ancient Palestine (Paperback)
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Listening to the Artifacts - Music Culture in Ancient Palestine (Paperback)
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Music is an essential component of all cultures. It conveys
instruction, expresses emotion, and is used for teaching and
recreational purposes. Without a doubt, music functioned in these
capacities in ancient Israel. Although scholars rarely discuss the
role of music in Israel's history and culture, recent studies have
demonstrated that understanding Israel's music greatly contributes
to our knowledge of the culture of ancient Israel/Palestine.
"Listening to Artifacts" examines the use of music and musical
instruments in the ancient Israel and Palestine. By taking a close
look at some of the enigmatic and under-researched subjects of
ancient music, Burgh discusses ways in which the study of music can
help us understand daily life in ancient Israel better. Presently,
the available collection of musical artifacts from Israel/Palestine
dates from 10,000 BCE-4th century CE and numbers over 300 items.
While focusing on Iron Age Israel/Palestine (1200-586 BCE),
"Listening to Artifacts" uses many of these artifacts, which come
from various regions, and draws on examples from surrounding Near
Eastern cultures. Burgh uses plaque figurines, figurines in the
round, and instrumental remains as well as line drawings of musical
activity found on ceramic vessels and walls of buildings to examine
music in the ancient Near East. Burgh takes the available musical
data and explores how, where, and why music played a part in the
lives of those living in ancient Israel/Palestine. His book clearly
demonstrates that for the people of this region and time music was
an organic, evolving mode of communication that often reflected how
they understood life and navigated the world around them.
"Listening to Artifacts" suggests that we listen closely and
unassumingly to the artifacts and texts in order to hear what they
may tell us about past lifeways.
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