Music, Health and the Body
Author | : Poonam Bala |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2024-09-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781666932492 |
ISBN-13 | : 1666932493 |
Rating | : 4/5 (493 Downloads) |
Download or read book Music, Health and the Body written by Poonam Bala and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-09-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music, Health and the Body: Cross-Cultural Perspectives focuses on the role of music in understanding new dimensions of health and healing through a unique relationship between identity, social interactions and the human body under the overarching paradigm of culture. The recent Covid-19 pandemic also has highlighted the significance of social and individual factors in people’s perception of and their ability to cope with the pandemic situation globally through music. Based on inter-disciplinary themes, and contributions from highly qualified international cohort of scholars, the volume will command attention amongst historians, ethnologists, musicologists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychotherapists and other scholars in arts and humanities.