Popular Songs, Melodies from the Dead: Moving beyond Historicism with the Buddhist Ethics and Aesthetics of <i>Pin Peat</i> and Cambodian Hip Hop

This article illustrates how the aesthetics of two types of Cambodian music—<i>pin peat</i> and Cambodian hip hop—enact Cambodian–Buddhist ethics and function as ritual practices through musicians’ recollections of deceased teachers’ musical legacies. Noting how prevalent historicist and...

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Main Author: Jeffrey Dyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/11/625