Music & Minorities

"Writing on Water tells the story of the formational moments of the author's academic career in Jewish music when she started field research in clandestine Orthodox prayer houses in Communist Budapest, interviewing and recording prayer leaders, almost all of whom were Holocaust survivors. This book is one of a kind in two ways: it is the only ethnography of Jewish prayer in Communist Budapest, opening a small window into the sounds of an oppressed minority community that was hidden from public view and that no longer exists in this form. But it is also remarkable in its evocative, reflexive writing style and the use of poetry and image to convey a sonic atmosphere."
Reviewed book: 
Author: 
Judit Niran Frigyesi
ISBN: 
978-963-386-257-5
paperback
$27.95 / €23.95 / £19.95