Music and the numinous / Richard Elfyn Jones.
| Author/creator | Jones, Richard Elfyn |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2007. |
| Description | 122 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Consciousness, literature & the arts, 1573-2193 ; 8 Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 8. ^A692103 |
| Contents | The transcendental and rational discourse -- Music as sublime organism -- Process philosophy -- Music and process -- A Whiteheadian aesthetic and a musical paradigm -- Music, the other arts, and process. |
| Abstract | The continuum of music--what is it, what does it do, how does it do it--has taxed countless philosophers over recorded time, and even the verb for what it does (express? arouse? evoke? symbolize? embody?) meets with no universal agreement. Not always is music admired: in the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet likens the skilled musician to an ineffectual preacher. The author brings new ideas to the conundrum by taking up certain philosophers not usually cited in connection with music, in particular Alfred North Whitehead and the classical Greek notion of process (as opposed to event), and thus of process theology. The book opens up an approach to the transcendent and, to many, the sacred quality heard in music, drawing both upon authorities concerned with the numinous (that feeling of awe and attraction behind religious experience) and upon his own lifelong engagement with music as scholar, teacher and composer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9789042022898 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9042022892 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | BX8969.5 .M87 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |