Softbound. 8vo. XV, 415 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Inscribed by author on half-title. Scholarly study through firsthand documentation of Falasha ritual and music in Ethiopia, with illustrations, musical notations, tables and charts. Contains: Perspectives of Falasha History; The Beta Israel Religious Tradition; The Contexts of Liturgical Performance; A Beta Israel View of the Liturgy; Texts of the Beta Israel Liturgy; Music of the Beta Israel Liturgy; Rethinking Falasha History. In the series: Ethiopian series monograph no. 17. Subjects: Jews - Ethiopia - Music - History and criticism. Synagogue music - Ethiopia. Judaism - Ethiopia - Customs and practices. Jews - Ethiopia - History. Falasches - Ritos y ceremonias. Música religiosa – Etiopía. Light wear to wraps, otherwise fresh. Very good condition. (SEF-47-10)