The role of music in the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa).
| dc.contributor.advisor | Parker, Beverly Lewis. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mahabeer, Swasthi. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-17T10:07:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-17T10:07:56Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1999 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Mus)-University of Natal, Durban, 1999. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The promotion of the Hindi language by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa) has dominated the cultural life of the majority of Hindi-speaking Hindus in South Africa for over fifty years. This study concerns itself with the role of music in the construction of a local Hindi identity in the Sangh. It examines the factors that created and sustained the Hindi identity. Areas that come under focus in the research include: the history of the Hindi-speaking Hindu and their language in South Africa; the promotion of the Hindi language; the role assumed by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh . (South Africa) ; the function and significance of music and the socio-historical context of music that informs the cultural identity of the Hindi-speaking Hindu. The theoretical basis for this research has been drawn from principles in musical ethnography. The study locates the cultural identity of a linguistic group within the premise of socially meaningful music. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8910 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en |
| dc.subject | Indians--South Africa--Music--History and criticism. | en |
| dc.subject | Indians--KwaZulu-Natal--Music--History and criticism. | en |
| dc.subject | Hindus--South Africa. | en |
| dc.subject | Theses--Music. | en |
| dc.title | The role of music in the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa). | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |