East Asian Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage (2012)
Book Chapter
Howard, K. (2012). East Asian Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage. In K. Howard (Ed.), Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Policy, Ideology and Practice in the Preservation of East Asian Traditions (1-22). Ashgate

An overview of legislation and practice in the preservation and promotion of music as Intangible Cultural Heritage globally, an assessment of relevant literature, and statements about the systems for preservation and promotion in China, Japan, Korea... Read More about East Asian Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

SamulNori: Korean drums (and gongs) of affection (2012)
Journal Article
Howard, K. (2012). SamulNori: Korean drums (and gongs) of affection. The world of music (Wilhelmshaven), 1(1), 15-35

SamulNori, first performed in 1978, is now both a celebrated quartet of percussionists and a genre of percussion music. This is the first of four articles to explore its contemporary manifestation and to project forward, using interview and other mat... Read More about SamulNori: Korean drums (and gongs) of affection.

Nergal and the Babylonian cyclops (2012)
Journal Article
George, A. (2012). Nergal and the Babylonian cyclops. Bibliotheca orientalis (Printed), 69(5-6), 421-425. https://doi.org/10.2143/BIOR.69.5.2967224

Afro-Mexicans: The Third Root of Mexico (2011)
Journal Article
Githiora, C. (2011). Afro-Mexicans: The Third Root of Mexico. African renaissance, 8(2), 10-24

This article discusses a little known branch of the African Diaspora: Afro-Mexicans, who make up the chronological third “root” of modern Mexico, after the indigenous Mexican and Spanish European. Documented presence of Africans in Mexico goes back t... Read More about Afro-Mexicans: The Third Root of Mexico.

Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism (2010)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, Y. (2010). Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 37(3), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2010.524435

Amongst the multitude of attempts to re-examine the heritage, history and textual basis of the Alevi tradition, one particular issue remains of importance; the putative relationship between Alevi and Christian groups in the Balkans and Anatolia. In p... Read More about Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism.

Iconicity and the Preservation of Culture in Korea (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howard, K. (2010, April). Iconicity and the Preservation of Culture in Korea. Presented at Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future: Tradition and Its Future in Music, University of Sydney

The Korean Intangible Cultural Property system and its applicability to music, contrasting likely scenarios of what would have happened without a state-organised preservation system, and outlining social, dynamic, and cultural changes that have occur... Read More about Iconicity and the Preservation of Culture in Korea.

Arirang: An Icon of Passion (2009)
Book Chapter
Howard, K. (2009). Arirang: An Icon of Passion. In Arirang to the World: 2009 International Symposium (46-63). Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation

Historical and contemporary consideration of the Korean 'national' folksong, Arirang.

Islamic and Christian heterodox water cosmogonies from the Ottoman period-parallels and contrasts (2001)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, Y. (2001). Islamic and Christian heterodox water cosmogonies from the Ottoman period-parallels and contrasts. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 64(1), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x01000027

This article explores some important parallels and differences between certain Eastern Christian and Islamic heterodox (Alevi/Kizilbash, Yezidi and Ahl-e Haqq) cosmogonies, which shared and developed old cosmogonic themes such as the ‘primal ocean’ a... Read More about Islamic and Christian heterodox water cosmogonies from the Ottoman period-parallels and contrasts.