Musical healing in Eastern Tajikistan: Transforming stress and depression through falak performance

Asian Music

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 58-83

  Koen, Benjamin D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65849398941     PISSN: 00449202     EISSN: 15535630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/amu.2007.0006     Document Type: Review

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