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Crossing Paths: Musical And Ritual Interactivity Between The Ḥamadsha And Gnawa In Sidi Ali, Morocco, Christopher J. Witulski

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The processions occurring in Moroccan pilgrimages--such as those in Sidi Ali, a small town situated in the mountains outside of Meknes and Fez--are important sites that instigate an aesthetic negotiation within nearby possession ceremonies. The many musical groups that punctuate the cacophonous atmosphere during the annual pilgrimage are affiliated with a many of the country’s diverse mystical brotherhoods, including the gnawa, ḥamadsha, and ʿīsāwa. Through a detailed ethnographic description of processions and rituals from two of these groups, this article outlines ways in which musical tastes flow between the different events, informing the aesthetics of both outdoor …

Religious Processions In Indonesia: Cultural Identity And Politics On Bali And Lombok, David Harnish

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

In Bali and Lombok in Indonesia, processions—like similar events in many other parts of the world—are ritualized events breaking the normal flow of time. They are always temporally marked, and can be characterized as either religious and temple- or mosque-sponsored, or secular and state-sponsored. This article discusses religious processions generally on the neighbor islands of Bali and Lombok, and focuses on the processions of the spectacular Lingsar temple festival on Lombok. The festival conjoins the migrant Hindu Balinese and the local Muslim Sasak (the majority ethnic group) in ritual participation, but that participation differs in significant ways that are represented …

War Of The Worlds: Music And Cosmological Battles In The Balinese Cremation Procession, Michael B. Bakan

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

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This article explores processional action as a form of cosmological intervention in Hindu-Balinese cremation processions, focusing on the multiple and intersecting functions of a particular type of Balinese instrumental music ensemble: the gamelan beleganjur. It explores the alternately “enlivening and protective aspects” (DeVale 1990, 62) that underlie the use of beleganjur music in the ngaben, or cremation ritual, showing how beleganjur’s sonic power and rhythmic drive serve to combat malevolent spirit beings, strengthen and inspire processional participants in their efforts to meet challenging ritual obligations, and grant courage to the souls of deceased individuals embarking on their …

Pilgrimage And Audience On The Maharashtrian Vārī, Jaime Jones

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

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Each year during the monsoon season, devotees of the Hindu Vārkarī sect take to the streets of the cities and towns of Maharashtra, to go on the vārī, a massive annual pilgrimage lasting twenty-one days. The procession of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims is not only seen but heard, as the songs written by the singer-saints of the tradition occupy nearly every moment of the journey. In this article, I examine the relationship between music and pilgrimage procession by focusing on the idea of audience - defined as both the listening public and the act of hearing itself. Rather …

Transforming The Everyday Into The Extraordinary: Religious Processions In Portugal, Katherine M. Brucher

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Throughout Portugal, Roman Catholic parishes stage elaborate processions to celebrate patron saints on their feast days. The statue of the patron saint is carried through the streets of the community on a prescribed route accompanied by music, usually performed by a wind band, in an act of devotion that sacralizes the community. This essay draws on religious historian Robert Orsi’s “theology of the streets” to propose a musical theology of the streets as a framework for understanding how music not only physically mobilizes people, but also engages people spiritually into a feeling of communitas within in the context of the …

Relics, Processions And The Sounding Of Affections: Barbara Strozzi, The Archduchess Of Innsbruck, And Saint Anthony Of Padua, Sara M. Pecknold

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

In 1655, Barbara Strozzi issued her fifth and only sacred opus, the Sacri musicali affetti, a print comprising fourteen passionately religious motets for solo voice and continuo. This article demonstrates how Strozzi's final motet to Saint Anthony reflects a surge in trans-Alpine Antonine devotion--a devotional trend in which both Strozzi's dedicatee, Anna de' Medici, and possibly the composer herself, participated. This essay examines two particular events: a procession of Saint Anthony’s relics from Venice to Padua in 1652, and the founding of a Antonine confraternity at the court of Innsbruck in the same year. When these phenomena are examined …

Civic Identity And Civic Glue: Venetian Processions And Ceremonies Of The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries, Jeffrey G. Kurtzman

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Processions were an integral part of Venetian religious and civic life. State and church were inextricably intertwined, since the doge served not only as the head of the civil government, but also as the governor of the ducal church of St. Mark’s, by far the most important ecclesiastical institution in the city. Processions on feast days as well as processions celebrating civic events all culminated in some kind of religious service.

Ducal processions included the two instrumental ensembles of the doge: his pifferi and his six long silver trumpets. Other instruments and singers from St. Mark’s also participated in official …

The Rogationtide Processions Of Wilton Abbey, Alison N. Altstatt

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The Benedictine convent of Wilton Abbey was among the wealthiest women’s religious communities in medieval England and home to an elite school for noble women. Until recently, a late thirteenth-century manuscript processional from Wilton was known only from a hand copy made circa 1860 at the Abbey of St. Pierre de Solesmes. The original manuscript was presumed lost. The recent identification of thirty-seven leaves of the original manuscript processional offers primary sources for the study of Wilton’s liturgy, and offers a means by which to assess the reliability of the nineteenth-century copy. The purpose of this study is to reconstruct …

Editorial, Suzel A. Reily

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Guest editor's introduction to the issue.

Announcement: New Editor-In-Chief, Yale Journal Of Music & Religion

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Yale Journal of Music & Religion thanks Robin A. Leaver and announces new general editor.

Dealer Financial Conditions And Lender-Of-Last-Resort Facilities, Viral V. Acharya, Michael J. Fleming, Warren B. Hrung, Asani Sarkar

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Anbang Turns Vivat A Profit-Maker, Zhuan Ti

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Letter From Senator Elizabeth Warren To Department Of Justice Inspector Michael Horowitz Re: Fcic Referrals For Violation Of Securities Law, Elizabeth Warren

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Pac To Hold Series Of Meetings On C&Ag Report On Project Eagle, Ireland: Oireachtas

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Review Of Start A Revolution: Stop Acting Like A Library, Philip Shackelford

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Start a Revolution: Stop Acting Like a Library is a convenient and thought-provoking manual for libraries and other cultural institutions interested in enhancing their community presence and marketing efforts. Technology Director Ben Bizzle offers insights gained from experience, marketing results, and other individuals who contribute appendices on related topics.

Asset Purchase Facility Corporate Bond Purchase Scheme: Eligibility And Sectors, Bank Of England/Central Bank Of The United Kingdom

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Asset Purchase Facility Corporate Bond Purchase Scheme - Market Notice 12 September 2016, Bank Of England/Central Bank Of The United Kingdom

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Is There Discount Window Stigma In The United Kingdom?, Helene Lee, Asani Sarkar

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Government Declaration, Iceland: Ministry Of Finance And Economic Affairs

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Tender Offer Memorandum, Carinthian Compensation Payment Fund

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Full Year 2015 Financial Results, Piraeus Bank

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Histoire De La Banque De France: Et Des Principales Institutions Franicaises De Credit Depuis 1716, Alphonse Courtois, Ligaran

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Nonlinear Tax Incidence And Optimal Taxation In General Equilibrium, Dominik Sachs, Aleh Tsyvinski, Nicolas Werquin

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We study the incidence and the optimal design of nonlinear income taxes in a Mirrleesian economy with a continuum of endogenous wages. We characterize analytically the incidence of any tax reform by showing that one can mathematically formalize this problem as an integral equation. For a CES production function, we show theoretically and numerically that the general equilibrium forces raise the revenue gains from increasing the progressivity of the U.S. tax schedule. This result is reinforced in the case of a Translog technology where closer skill types are stronger substitutes. We then characterize the optimum tax schedule, and derive a …

Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Annual Report 2015, Philippines: Deposit Insurance Corporation (Pdic)

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Russian Federation: Financial Sector Assessment Program– Detailed Assessment Of Observance On The Basel Core Principles For Effective Banking Supervision (Bcp), International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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What Makes A Good ”˜Bad Bank'? The Irish, Spanish And German Experience, Stephanie Medina Cas, Irena Peresa

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This paper examines the experience of three asset management companies (AMCs) or ʽbad banksʼ established in the euro area following the 2008 global financial crisis. Specifically, it studies NAMA, Sareb and FMS Wertmanagement (FMS). DISCUSSION PAPER 036.

Technical Note On Bank Resolution And Crisis Management Framework, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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Bamc Annual Report 2015, Bank Assets Management Company (Bamc)/Družba Za Upravljanje Terjatev Bank, D.D. (Dutb)

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Bank Resolution As A New Mnb Function - Resolution Of Mkb Bank, Krisztina Fã¶Ldã©Nyi Lã¡Hm, Andrã¡S Kã³Mã¡R, Antal Strã©Da, Rã³Bert Szegedi

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Ireland Technical Note On Financial Safety Nets And Crisis Management, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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