Lutes and Marginality in Pre-Modern China
Lutes and Marginality in Pre-Modern China traces the complex history of lutes as they moved from the far west into China, and how these instruments became linked to various forms of social, cultural, ethnic, and religious marginality within and at China’s borders.
The book argues that the lute, a musical instrument that likely originated in the Near East or Central Asia, became a highly charged obj...
Lutes and Marginality in Pre-Modern China traces the complex history of lutes as they moved from the far west into China, and how these instruments became linked to various forms of social, cultural, ethnic, and religious marginality within and at China’s borders.
The book argues that the lute, a musical instrument that likely originated in the Near East or Central Asia, became a highly charged obj...
