Tradition Ideology And The History Of Hindustani Music In The United States In The 20th Century

This research indicates that Orientalist conceptions continue to permeate cultural understandings of the music's history and aesthetic value, and have impacted aspects of musical practice. The authority and authenticity of the tradition continues to be negotiated, and is expressed in terms of the music's association with Hindu spirituality, musical lineage and inheritance, and the fundamental relationships between performer and audience, teacher and student.