Mark L. Kligman is professor of Jewish musicology at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.
Maqam and Liturgy: Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in
Brooklyn provides a strong and important contribution to this
relatively meager corpus of literature by focusing on practices of
liturgical music. . . Maqam and Liturgy clearly makes an important
contribution to literature about non-Western Jewish communities in
history, ethnomusicology, and Jewish studies."-- "Oral History
Review"
The author's meticulous research is evident throughout the book; he
gains insights that only a seasoned ethnographer deeply established
in the community would decipher."-- "Musica Judaica Online Reviews"
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