Cover
Title Page
Copypright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
An Essential Note from the Author
Note from the Editor
Note on Transcription and Musical Symbols
Map
Chapter 1. Drumming, Language, and the Voice in South Asia
Chapter 2. Emotional Agents
Chapter 3. Tone and Stroke
Chapter 4. Beyond the Matra
Chapter 5. Muharram in Multan
Chapter 6. Shah Jamal
Chapter 7. Madho Lal
Chapter 8. The Manifest and the Hidden
Chapter 9. The Voice in the Drum
Chapter 10. A Silver Box
Appendix A. Dhima and Matam
Appendix B. Summary of Commemorative Themes
Appendix C. Cast of Characters by Chapter
Notes
Glossary
References
Index