When the drummers were women : a spiritual history of rhythm / Layne Redmond.

• Part one: Divine feminine -- In search of the sacred -- First-person feminine -- Part two: In the beginning -- Primeval goddess of rhythm -- Mother of the fruited grain -- Part three: In history -- Lotus goddess -- Queen of heaven -- Golden one -- Mother of the Gods -- Great protectress -- Part four: Dispossessed -- Storm God -- Triumph of the virgin -- Part five: Return to rhythm -- Technology of rhythm -- Giving birth to ourselves.

• In this lavishly illustrated book, drummer Layne Redmond presents an empowering narrative history of the sacred drum in the ancient Goddess civilization, using her extensive collection of images gathered during more than five years of research and travel in the Mideast and Europe. 80 photos & drawings. She recounts women as drummers and leaders of ritual, giving readers a captivating visual confirmation of the vitality and power of a goddess-oriented tradition. Bringing together current scientific research into the harmonious effects of rhythm on the body, mind and spirit, Redmond shows how women today can reclaim drumming as a spiritual heritage and sacred technology that celebrates the unity of natural cycles of earth, cosmos, and human body. 

Ämnesord

Rytm (musik)  (sao)

Musik  (sao)

Religiös musik  (sao)

Frame drums.  (LCSH)

Women  -- Religious life -- History. (LCSH)

Rhythm  -- Religious aspects -- History. (LCSH)

Women drummers (Musicians)  -- Religious life -- History. (LCSH)

Goddess religion  -- History. (LCSH)

Femmes et religion.  (Vedettes-matière)

Batteuses (Instrumentistes)  (Vedettes-matière)

Tambour sur cadre.  (Vedettes-matière)

Femmes  -- Vie religieuse -- Histoire. (Vedettes-matière)

Déesses  -- Culte. (Vedettes-matière)

Rythme  -- Aspect psychologique. (Vedettes-matière)

Frame drums.  (fast)

Goddess religion.  (fast)

Frau.  (gnd)

Göttin  (gnd)

Trommlerin  (gnd)

Rhythmus  (gnd)

Spiritualität  (gnd)

Rhythm  -- Religious aspects. (fast)

Women  -- Religious life. (fast)

Musical meter and rhythm  (LCSH)

Music  (LCSH)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Klassifikation

BL625.7 (LCC)

204 (DDC)

786.9 (DDC)

Cm.04 (kssb/8 (machine generated))