Universität zu Köln

Jüdt, Jörg-Henning (2024). Sound-tracking Mysore. Music, Space and Communitas at the Daśaharā Festival Procession. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

This PhD project examines the Jumbo Savari Procession during the Daśaharā Festival in the city of Mysore, Karnataka, India, with a particular interest in spatial organisation and social dynamics. The procession, which marks the culmination of the festival, involves the worship of the local goddess Chamundeshwari before her figure is paraded on an elephant through the streets of Mysore. Building on original fieldwork and existing research, this ethnographic research explores spatiality and social interaction within the procession. By examining musical representations and spatial indicators, this study investigates the intersection of space and social activity in light of musical performances. While the entire procession is analysed, the focus is on the Mysore Police Band, a key participant identified through fieldwork. Victor Turner's concepts of liminality, liminoid phenomena and communitas provide a theoretical lens through which an analysis of the ritualistic and performative elements of the Jumbo Savari Procession highlights the associated social dynamics.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Jüdt, Jörg-Henning UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-752361
Date:	2024
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Digital Humanities (IDH)
Subjects:	Other and comparative religions Social sciences Customs, etiquette, folklore Music
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Procession English Indian festival English Mobile music English Spatial order English Ritual English Social interaction English Social & interpretive anthropology English
Date of oral exam:	3 July 2024
Referee:	Name Academic Title Seifert, Uwe Prof. Dr. Mendívil, Julio Prof. Dr. Marcus, Erbe Jun.-Prof. Dr.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/75236