Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions [With Access Code]Paperback, 17 July 2006

Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions [With Access Code]
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Print Length
232 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Date Published
17 Jul 2006
ISBN-10
0889204217
ISBN-13
9780889204218

Description

This innovative book explores religion through music, the only art form named after a divinity and one of the most universally recognized forms of human experience.

Music has been documented from prehistory to the present age in virtually all known cultures. For many, it is a vehicle for spiritual growth and community empowerment, whether it's understood as a gift of the gods or simply a practice for achieving mental states conducive to enlightenment.

Traditionally, when religious scholars talk about music, it's as a kind of aesthetic supplement to the important spiritual content of a religion, analogous to stained-glass windows or temple paintings. In contrast, Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions acknowledges the critical role of musical activity in religious life. Music, including chant and vocal utterance, is not incidental in religious practice but a sacred treasure that is central to the growth and sustenance of religions throughout the world. Musical sound is sacred in most religions because it embodies the divine and can be shared by all participants, enduring among diverse communities of people despite theological differences.

Covering six of the major world religions--Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism--forty selections of music and chant can be accessed on the publisher's website. Contributors are respected scholars in religious studies and musicology and provide insight from both disciplines. The first book of its kind, Sacred Sound is a milestone in the growing cross-disciplinary study of religion and music.

Audio files available at https: //www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/S/Sacred-Sound

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
CA
Date Published:
17 July 2006
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
0889204217
ISBN-13:
9780889204218
Language:
English
Location:
Waterloo, ON
Pages:
232
Publisher:
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Weight:
362.87 gm

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