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Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

Kirin Narayan, Philip V. Bohlman

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Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

by Kirin Narayan, Philip V. Bohlman
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Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills
Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

Exploring Himalayan women's lives through song.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of music, culture, and personal expression, "Everyday Creativity" could be a delightful read for you. Kirin Narayan's approach is immersive, weaving memoir with vibrant ethnography to open up the world of Kangra women and their rich tradition of singing. The book celebrates not just music, but the broader canvas of creativity in everyday life, and it might just inspire you to find artistry in your daily routines.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

by Kirin Narayan, Philip V. Bohlman
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ISBN: 9780226407562
Authors: Kirin Narayan, Philip V. Bohlman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date of Publication: 2016-11-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Music
Related Topics: Crafts, Art and Photography, History, Design, Art History, Memoir, Art
Goodreads rating: 3.0
(rated by 6 readers)

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Kirin Narayan’s imagination was captured the very first time that, as a girl visiting the Himalayas, she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of accomplishment, companionship, happiness, and even good health—all benefits of the “everyday creativity” she explores in this book. Part ethnography, part musical discovery, part poetry, part memoir, and part unforgettable portraits of creative individuals, this unique work brings this remote region in North India alive in sight and sound while celebrating the incredible powers of music in our lives. With rare and captivating eloquence, Narayan portrays Kangra songs about difficulties on the lives of goddesses and female saints as a path to well-being. Like the intricate geometries of mandalu patterns drawn in courtyards or the subtle balance of flavors in a meal, well-crafted songs offer a variety of deeply meaningful as a way of making something of value, as a means of establishing a community of shared pleasure and skill, as a path through hardships and limitations, and as an arena of renewed possibility. Everyday Creativity makes big the small world of Kangra song and opens up new ways of thinking about what creativity is to us and why we are so compelled to engage it.
 

Exploring Himalayan women's lives through song.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of music, culture, and personal expression, "Everyday Creativity" could be a delightful read for you. Kirin Narayan's approach is immersive, weaving memoir with vibrant ethnography to open up the world of Kangra women and their rich tradition of singing. The book celebrates not just music, but the broader canvas of creativity in everyday life, and it might just inspire you to find artistry in your daily routines.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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