Music and its Virtues in Islamic and Judaic Writings
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Immanuel ha-Romi
intercultural musical exchange
Islam
Jewish Musical Traditions
liturgical singing history
medieval Iberian musical interaction
medieval musicology
music philosophy
Music Therapy
oral transmission studies
Science of Music
singing birds
therapeutic music traditions
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- ISBN 9781138375123
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 11 Jan 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A fascinating aspect of the study of music in medieval Islamic and Judaic writings is the broad and interdisciplinary nature of the works and treatises in which it is covered. In addition, such works verbalize an art that was transmitted orally and took shape spontaneously, typically with improvisation during performance. As a result of this outlook the musical concept (or science) is often intertwined with practice (or history). This second collection by Amnon Shiloah brings together twenty-two studies exemplifying such multi-faceted viewpoints on the world of sounds and its virtue. The first studies concern the origin and originators of music and to how its essential constituents came into being; included here is the art of dance along with the controversial attitudes towards it. Next comes the symbolic, philosophical and metaphorical interpretation of music; one of the major ideas epitomizing this approach claimed that the pursuit of knowledge is the path to human perfection and happiness. There follow studies on the transmission of knowledge, along with some annotated key works dealing with therapeutic effects. The last articles focus on cultural traditions elaborated on European soil developing a particular style and musical practice, centred on the Iberian Peninsula, which was the scene of one of the most fascinating examples of cultural interchange.
Amnon Shiloah is Professor of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
