Joachim Braun

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  Music In Ancient Israel Palestine

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  Preface
  Illustrations
  Abbreviations
  Tables

  INTRODUCTION
  Geographical, Chronological, And Cultural Parameters
  Sources
  Musical Instruments In The Bible
  Meaning
  Classification
  The Instruments
  ‘ Aseberoim
  halil
  hasosera
  kinnor
  mena’an’im
  mesiltayim, Selselim
  nebel, Nebel ‘asor
  pa’ Amon
  qeren Hayyobel
  opar And operot Hayyobelim
  top
  ‘ugab
  Instruments In Daniel
  Collective Expressions – Typological Terminology
  Terminology In The Psalms And Unresolved Questions
  Instruments In The New Testament

  THE STONE AGE
  (12th Millennium-3200 B.C.)
  Natufians (ca. 12,000-8000 B.C.)
  Syncretism Of Work, Cult, Adornment, And Sound
  The Chalcolithic Period (ca. 4000-3200 B.C.)
  Music In The Dumuzi Cult
  The Appearance Of The Harp

  THE BRONZE AGE
  (3200-1200 B.C.)
  Dance With Lyres And Drums
  The Lute
  Egyptian-Canaanite Music – Gods And Musicians
  Music In The Symposium
  Clay Rattles: Mass Music – Mass Cults – Mass Culture
  The Priests’ Bronze Cymbals
  The Megiddo Flute

  THE IRON AGE
  (1200-587 B.C.)
  Female Drummers In The Israelite-Judean Kingdom And Surroundings
  From The Sacred Female Double-Reed Blowers To Male Double-Reed Players
  Lyres In Solo And Ensemble Performance
  Pottery Drawings
  Seals
  Musicians And Dancers Of The Philistine And Phoenician Coast
  Conch Trumpets
  The Mystery Of Absence, Or An Argumentum Ex Silentio?
  The Babylonian-Persian Period (587-333 B.C.): An Interlude

  THE HELLENISTIC-ROMAN PERIOD
  (Fourth Century B.C.-Fourth Century A.D.)
  Apotropaic Bells
  Idumean Hunting And Mourning Music And The Jewish Temple Trumpets
  The Nabatean-Safaitic Culture
  Instruments Of Avant-Garde Professionals And Conventional Folk-Musicians
  The Cult Of Dionysus
  Musical Instruments In Samaritan Areas
  Musical Instruments As Symbols Of Cult, State, And Identity
  The Shofar: Tool Of Sound And Ritual, Symbol Of Faith And National Identity
  Bibliography
  Index Of Subjects And Names
  Index Of Scripture References

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  This book contains the first study of the musical culture of ancient Israel/Palestine based primarily on the archaeological record. Noted musicologist Joachim Braun explores the music of the Holy Land region of the Middle East, tracing its form and development from its beginning in the Stone Age to the fourth century A.D.

  This is not a study of “music in the Bible” or music in “biblical times” but a unique, in-depth investigation of the historical periods and cultures that influenced the music of the region and its people. Braun combines significant archaeological findings – musical instruments, terra cotta and metal figures, etched stone illustrations, mosaics – with evidence drawn from written (mainly biblical) texts and anthropological, sociological, and linguistic sources.

  The portrait Braun assembles of this past musical world is both fascinating and innovative, suggesting a reconsideration of many views long accepted by tradition. Enhanced with numerous illustrations and photographs that bring the archaeological evidence to life, this exceptional work will be a valued resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the history of music, biblical studies, Jewish studies, and the cultures of the ancient Near East.

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