All-male sonic gatherings, Islamic reform, and masculinity in northern Pakistan

American Ethnologist

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 473-490

  Marsden, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion; Islam; Masculinity; Music; Pakistan; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547116623     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: 15481425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.2007.34.3.473     Document Type: Article

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