Precolonial soundscapes of Swahili coastal towns in East Africa

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F21%3A43962238" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/21:43962238 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2021.1961047" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2021.1961047</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2021.1961047" target="_blank" >10.1080/1751696X.2021.1961047</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Precolonial soundscapes of Swahili coastal towns in East Africa

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper aims to open the discussion on the characteristics of the acoustic landscapes in precolonial Swahili towns on the East African coast, where this theme to date remains unstudied. It focuses on assessing some aspects of the acoustic experience in the precolonial period of AD 1200 – 1600 respective to the towns and to coral-rag houses, which represent one type of buildings recorded on the Swahili archaeological sites. Due to the limited preservation of buildings on the East African coast, and the fact that many of them have been deserted under the growing influence of Omani and European colonialism, both experimental and ethnoarchaeological studies could provide only limited information on any aspect of past sensory experience in these towns. Therefore, this paper defines some major characteristics of soundscapes in this region using analyses of the acoustic capacities and spatial dimensions of the Swahili built environment, while reflecting on selected themes that played a strong part in Swahili social environment, such as trade and Islam. The presented case study from sub-Saharan Africa aims to contribute to the global discussions on sensory experience in urban societies, where examples from coastal tropics are acutely needed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Precolonial soundscapes of Swahili coastal towns in East Africa

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper aims to open the discussion on the characteristics of the acoustic landscapes in precolonial Swahili towns on the East African coast, where this theme to date remains unstudied. It focuses on assessing some aspects of the acoustic experience in the precolonial period of AD 1200 – 1600 respective to the towns and to coral-rag houses, which represent one type of buildings recorded on the Swahili archaeological sites. Due to the limited preservation of buildings on the East African coast, and the fact that many of them have been deserted under the growing influence of Omani and European colonialism, both experimental and ethnoarchaeological studies could provide only limited information on any aspect of past sensory experience in these towns. Therefore, this paper defines some major characteristics of soundscapes in this region using analyses of the acoustic capacities and spatial dimensions of the Swahili built environment, while reflecting on selected themes that played a strong part in Swahili social environment, such as trade and Islam. The presented case study from sub-Saharan Africa aims to contribute to the global discussions on sensory experience in urban societies, where examples from coastal tropics are acutely needed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GJ20-02725Y" target="_blank" >GJ20-02725Y: Srovnání transformace městské morfologie z předkoloniálních do koloniálních urbánních tradic</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Time and Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture

ISSN

1751-696X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

14

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

501-516

Kód UT WoS článku

000687565000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85113798244