The unconverted were exempt from the ban (if they survived the conquest).
For example Persian Jews were traded as musical slaves for this very reason.
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "howard posner" <[email protected]>
To: "Lutelist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:42 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Arabian past
On Nov 21, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote:
One explanation is that in Early Islam music was strictly proscribed,
Do you mean to say that all music was banned? I don't think this
would be correct, or indeed even possible given the lack of central
authority over Islamic religious questions.
See, e.g., for what they're worth:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295642/Islamic-arts
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/mysticalpathwaynurhu/
Various lutes were played for millenia in the Mediterranean basin
So Chris Wilkes still has a long way to go.
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