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Exoticizing Discoveries and Extraordinary Experiences:

 'Traditional' music, modernity, and nostalgia in Malta
and other Mediterranean societies

 

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Introduction | The different genres of għana | Approaches to għana | Għana as 'Tradition' | Tradition as Preservation
 History and Folklore | Tradition as 'Discovery' of 'Marginality' | Revitalised rituals, or Reperceived rituals?
Exoticizing Discoveries and Extraordinary Experiences | Conclusion | Notes | Bibliography

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