ANTH 6590 - Music and Healing:African Traditions in Global Perspectives

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This course examines the relation between music and healing in diverse traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora. How is music at once a social ritual, medium for community building, source of resistance to oppression, and spiritual force We will utilize multiple learning modalities to explore these issues, including analyses of case studies and the experience of music making and dance. Through affirmative relations to intellect, body, soul, earth, and world, creativity will be expressed and shared among participants, including students, teachers, and local musicians and artists.

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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