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:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Jüdt, Jörg-HenningUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
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:
KeywordsLanguage
ProcessionEnglish
Indian festivalEnglish
Mobile musicEnglish
Spatial orderEnglish
RitualEnglish
Social interactionEnglish
Social & interpretive anthropologyEnglish
Date of oral exam: 3 July 2024
Referee:
NameAcademic Title
Seifert, UweProf. Dr.
Mendívil, JulioProf. Dr.
Marcus, ErbeJun.-Prof. Dr.
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/75236

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