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Passamaquoddy Ceremonial Songs: Aesthetics and Survival (Native Americans of the Northeast)
Ann Morrison Spinney
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Description for Passamaquoddy Ceremonial Songs: Aesthetics and Survival (Native Americans of the Northeast)
Hardcover. Examines the songs and dances involved in public ceremonies of the Wabanaki Confederacy, a coalition of five Algonquian First Nations that figured importantly in the political history of New England and the Maritimes from the seventeenth century on. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2J; AVGH; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
This work explores the dynamics of an enduring Native American cultural tradition. Based on extensive research across several disciplines, this book examines the songs and dances involved in public ceremonies of the Wabanaki Confederacy, a coalition of five Algonquian First Nations that figured importantly in the political history of New England and the Maritimes from the seventeenth century on. Ethnomusicologist Ann Morrison Spinney analyzes these ceremonial performances as they have been maintained in one of those nations, the Passamaquoddy community of Maine. She compares historical accounts with forms that have persisted to the present, showing how versions of the same ... Read more
This work explores the dynamics of an enduring Native American cultural tradition. Based on extensive research across several disciplines, this book examines the songs and dances involved in public ceremonies of the Wabanaki Confederacy, a coalition of five Algonquian First Nations that figured importantly in the political history of New England and the Maritimes from the seventeenth century on. Ethnomusicologist Ann Morrison Spinney analyzes these ceremonial performances as they have been maintained in one of those nations, the Passamaquoddy community of Maine. She compares historical accounts with forms that have persisted to the present, showing how versions of the same ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Series
Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558497184
SKU
V9781558497184
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About Ann Morrison Spinney
ANN MORRISON SPINNEY is assistant professor of music and Irish studies at Boston College.
Reviews for Passamaquoddy Ceremonial Songs: Aesthetics and Survival (Native Americans of the Northeast)
"The clearest, most detailed account of Passamaquoddy and Wabanaki history and musical culture that I have ever read. Original, informative, interesting, and well researched, this work makes an enormous contribution to the fields of ethnomusicology and related disciplines." - Victoria Lindsay Levine, author of Writing American Indian Music: Historic Transcriptions, Notations, and Arrangements"