The Nenets' Song

A Microcosm of a Vanishing Culture

Alla Abramovich-Gomon

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English

Routledge
12 February 2020

Regional studies; Ethnic studies; Sociology; Social & cultural anthropology; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1999, The Nenets’ Song is the first book-length study of the epic song tradition that survives among the Nenets nation of Northern Eurasia, an area which is also the homeland of such widely known epics as the Finnish Kalevala and Yakut Olonkho. The book considers the Nenets’ song tradition within its historical, cultural, social and political contexts, and focuses on its melodic system viewed as a manifestation of musical thought and knowledge.

Alla Abramovich-Gomon provides a description of the Nenets’ way of life and their song performances which she has observed while carrying out her field research. The book unravels the epic song’s ties with the Nenets’ shamanistic past and elaborates on a number of cross-disciplinary theories involved in shaping a holistic interpretation of the song tradition. The study concludes that the Nenets’ song tradition embodies the whole of their traditional ‘mother culture’ and has contributed to the people’s survival and adaptation.

By: Alla Abramovich-Gomon
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138336636
ISBN 10: 1138336637
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 12 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The People of the Tundra Land. 2. Performance Practice. 3. The Structure of the Song: Poetical and Musical Texts. 4. The Historical Context of the Melodic System. 5. Some Thoughts about Song Melody.

Alla Abramovich-Gomon