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Overview"For generations, religion and music have been regarded as ""universals,"" yet despite the fact that they have been frequently linked throughout history and topography, and despite the importance of music in the early stages of religious studies, their combined presence has not until now been considered a separate area of study and research. While there are well-developed fields of anthropology of religion, psychology of religion, and philosophy of religion, the widely recognized connections between religion and sound, chant, and music warrant comparable study. Drawing upon theories and methods in the study of both religion and music, referencing examples from world religious traditions, and addressing challenges posed by critics, this book envisions a unified field for religion and music: musicology of religion. Grounded in the scope and methods of phenomenology and comparative analysis, musicology of religion represents an innovative direction in interdisciplinary study, enriched by the social sciences, ethnomusicology, philosophy, theology, liturgical studies, and cognitive studies. As conceived, musicology of religion will spearhead new and creative paths in the study of religion." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guy L. BeckPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438493114ISBN 10: 1438493118 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 01 May 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: Theories and Methods 1. Religious Studies and Music 2. Social Sciences and Music 3. Musicology and Ethnomusicology Part II: New Directions and Paradigms 4. Philosophy and Music 5. Theology and Music 6. Liturgical Studies and Music 7. Cognitive Studies and Music Part III: Homo Religiosus and Homo Musicus 8. Musicology of Religion Appendix A Resources and Current Outlook Appendix B Glossary of Terms for Musicology of Religion Works Cited IndexReviewsGuy Beck's Musicology of Religion is a full-throated call for a new academic discipline constituted by comparative studies of music in religious cultures. Beck boldly and earnestly renews a century-long debate over musical universals that is unquestionably important, and there is no question that he speaks for many in these fields who, as he says, know that religion and music are intimately related in human experience but have no dedicated theoretical and methodological discourse to examine that relationship. Musicology of Religion takes a decisive step forward in advancing that discourse and could well become a landmark in the study of sacred music. - Stephen A. Marini, author of Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture """Guy Beck's Musicology of Religion is a full‐throated call for a new academic discipline constituted by comparative studies of music in religious cultures. Beck boldly and earnestly renews a century‐long debate over musical universals that is unquestionably important, and there is no question that he speaks for many in these fields who, as he says, know that religion and music are intimately related in human experience but have no dedicated theoretical and methodological discourse to examine that relationship. Musicology of Religion takes a decisive step forward in advancing that discourse and could well become a landmark in the study of sacred music."" — Stephen A. Marini, author of Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture" """Beck's advocacy of the importance of considering music and religion in relation to each other is welcome. He poses welcome questions for scholars of music and religion to consider and draws on a helpfully wide range of religious musical practices as examples."" — Notes ""Guy Beck's Musicology of Religion is a full‐throated call for a new academic discipline constituted by comparative studies of music in religious cultures. Beck boldly and earnestly renews a century‐long debate over musical universals that is unquestionably important, and there is no question that he speaks for many in these fields who, as he says, know that religion and music are intimately related in human experience but have no dedicated theoretical and methodological discourse to examine that relationship. Musicology of Religion takes a decisive step forward in advancing that discourse and could well become a landmark in the study of sacred music."" — Stephen A. Marini, author of Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture" Author InformationGuy L. Beck is Lecturer in Religious Studies at Tulane University. His previous books include Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Traditions and Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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