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Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal

By: Owen Coggins

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Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal

By: Owen Coggins

This is the first extensive scholarly study of drone metal music and its religious associations, drawing on five years of ethnographic participant observation from more than 300 performances and 74 interviews, plus surveys, analyses of sound recordings, artwork, and extensive online discourse about music. Owen Coggins shows that while many drone metal listeners identify as non-religious, their ways of engaging with and talking about drone metal are richly informed by mysticism, ritual and religion. He explores why language relating to mysticism and spiritual experience is so prevalent in drone metal culture and in discussion of musical experiences and practices of the genre. The author develops the work of Michel de Certeau to provide an empirically grounded theory of mysticism in popular culture. He argues that the marginality of the genre culture, together with the extremely abstract sound produces a focus on the listeners' engagement with sound, and that this in turn creates a space for the open-ended exploration of religiosity in extreme states of bodily consciousness.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350025119

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9781350025110

Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

By: Owen Edwards

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Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

By: Owen Edwards

This book provides a complete analysis of synchronic CV -> VC metathesis in Amarasi, a language of western Timor. Metathesis and unmetathesis realise a paradigm of parallel forms, pairs of which occur to complement each other throughout the language. Metathesis in Amarasi is superficially associated with a bewildering array of disparate phonological processes including: vowel deletion, consonant deletion, consonant insertion and multiple kinds of vowel assimilation, any of which can (and do) vary by lect in their realisation. By proposing that Amarasi has an obligatory CVCVC foot in which C-slots can be empty, all these phonological processes can be straightforwardly derived from a single rule of metathesis and two associated phonological rules. Three kinds of metathesis can be identified in Amarasi: (i) Before vowel initial enclitics, roots must undergo metathesis, responding to the need to create a phonological boundary between a clitic host and enclitic. Such metathesis is phonologically condi- tioned. (ii) Metathesis occurs within the syntax to signal attributive modification. Such a metathesised form cannot occur at the end of a phrase and thus requires the presence of an unmetathesised form to complete it syntactically. (iii) In the discourse an unmetathe- sised form marks an unresolved event or situation. Such an unmetathesised form cannot occur in isolation and requires a metathesised form to achieve resolution. Metathesis in Amarasi is the central linguistic process around which linguistic struc- tures are organised. Amarasi metatheses also reflect fundamental Timorese notions of societal and cosmic organisation. Alongside weaving and other performed activities, metathesis is an important linguistic marker of identity in a region obsessed with similarities and differences between different groups. The complementarity of Amarasi metathesis and unmetathesis within the syntax and within discourse reflects the Timorese division of the world into a series of mutually dependent binary and complementary pairs. As well as being the key which unlocks the structure of the language, metathesis is also a reflection of the structure of Amarasi society and culture.

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586

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Language Science Press

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3961102228

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Digital Texturing & Painting

By: Owen Demers,Christine Urszenyi

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Digital Texturing & Painting

By: Owen Demers,Christine Urszenyi

Accompanying CD includes exercise files and products to assist with working with the book.

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New Riders Publishing

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0735709181

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Digital Texturing & Painting

By: Owen Demers,Christine Urszenyi

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By: Owen Demers,Christine Urszenyi

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The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence, Volume 1

By: Robert Owen

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The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence, Volume 1

By: Robert Owen

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Palala Press

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1379242525

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Book's by Owen Demers

Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal

Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal

Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

Digital Texturing & Painting

Digital Texturing & Painting

Digital Texturing & Painting

Digital Texturing & Painting

The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence, Volume 1

The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence, Volume 1

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