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Contents + Acknowledgments ix Notes on Translation and Music xiii part i Bindu / introduction 1 orientation 3 1 cosmological cartography 6 2 two interludes and some Family history 23 part ii Tarombo / Genealogy 47 orientation 49 3 the aunties in the lake Meet Batara Guru 60 4 Grandfather nommensen and Raja stambul 95 5 Guru nahum and uncle olo 129 part iii Partuturan / Positioning 159 orientation 161 6 Lapo life 173 7 “Jehovah Fights for Me” 195 8 artists from the capital 214 9 Jambar Hata / Portion of Words 240 part iv afterword 257 Four short studies in time and space 259 Contents / viii Notes 269 Glossary 283 Bibliography 291 Index 309 select music from Antiphonal Histories is available online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/wespress/antiphonalhistories/. a track listing of online recordings appears on page 321. ...

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