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Cry for Luck : Sacred Song and Speech among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok Indians of Northwestern California by Richard Keeling (1993, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520075609
ISBN-139780520075603
eBay Product ID (ePID)261772
Product Key Features
Number of Pages338 Pages
Publication NameCry for Luck : Sacred Song and Speech among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok Indians of Northwestern California
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
SubjectEthnomusicology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Keeling
Subject AreaMusic, Social Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN91-039128
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.484089970794
SynopsisThe "sobbing" vocal quality in many traditional songs of northwestern California Indian tribes inspired the title of Richard Keeling's comprehensive study. Little has been known about the music of aboriginal Californians, and Cry for Luck will be welcomed by those who see the interpretation of music as a key to understanding other aspects of Native American religion and culture. Among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok peoples, medicine songs and spoken formulas were applied to a range of activities from hunting deer to curing an upset stomach or gaining power over an uninterested member of the opposite sex. Keeling inventories 216 specific forms of "medicine" and explains the cosmological beliefs on which they were founded. This music is a living tradition, and many of the public dances he describes are still performed today. Keeling's comparative, historical perspective shows how individual elements in the musical tradition can relate to the development of local cultures and the broader sphere of North American prehistory., The "sobbing" vocal quality in many traditional songs of northwestern California Indian tribes inspired the title of Richard Keeling's comprehensive study. Little has been known about the music of aboriginal Californians, andCry for Luckwill be welcomed by those who see the interpretation of music as a key to understanding other aspects of Native American religion and culture. Among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok peoples, medicine songs and spoken formulas were applied to a range of activities from hunting deer to curing an upset stomach or gaining power over an uninterested member of the opposite sex. Keeling inventories 216 specific forms of "medicine" and explains the cosmological beliefs on which they were founded. This music is a living tradition, and many of the public dances he describes are still performed today. Keeling's comparative, historical perspective shows how individual elements in the musical tradition can relate to the development of local cultures and the broader sphere of North American prehistory.
LC Classification NumberML3557.K43 1992
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