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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David J. KendallPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781793650351ISBN 10: 1793650357 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 08 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 – “The Heavens Make a Harmony”: Musica Mundana, Musica Humana, and Musica Instrumentalis in the Ancient and Early Christian World Chapter 2 – “Thy Hearing is Mortal Even as Thy Sight”: Human Perception in the Heavenly Journey of Dante’s Paradiso Chapter Vignette 2.5 – “I Noticed That the Grass Did Not Bend Under Their Feet”: Solid People, Ghosts, and the Sense of Touch in a Heavenly Journey of C.S. Lewis Chapter 3 – “Behold Your Music!”: Music as a Force of Creation, Destruction, and Re-Creation in the Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Chapter Vignette 3.5 – Powerful Music: Horns, Trumpets, Voices, and Other Magical Instruments in Tolkien and Lewis Chapter 4 – When the Celestial Laws Change Chapter 5 – To Conserve, Exploit, or Embrace?: The Human and the Non-Human in Christian Hymnody Chapter Vignette 5.5 – “Still, It May Be Useful”: The Ring of Sauron and the Value Axis Chapter 6 – Bent Roads and Bent People Chapter 6.5 – Musica Humana and the Limits of Musical Genius Chapter 7 – The Music of the Spheres and the Modern Worship Wars Conclusion – Da Capo BibliographyReviewsKeeping one foot firmly planted in his field of specialty (musicology), Kendall adroitly steps across boundaries to address the impact of 'the Music of the Spheres' on narrative (Dante, Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Milton, Melville, Charlotte Bront , and Steinbeck), poetry (Christian hymnody), and philosophy. A model of interdisciplinarity.--Sam McBride, La Sierra University Long before the age of Hubble and Webb, our species was attuned--literally--to the cosmos, its movements and meanings, though mainly through the imagination and not the telescope. Music, mathematics, theology, and speculative philosophy have all played a crucial role in helping us to comprehend the universal order and our place in it. Dr. Kendall traces this intellectually ambitious history with admirable aplomb, presenting the reader with fascinating insights on nearly every page.--Walter Aaron Clark, University of California, Riverside Long before the age of Hubble and Webb, our species was attuned--literally--to the cosmos, its movements and meanings, though mainly through the imagination and not the telescope. Music, mathematics, theology, and speculative philosophy have all played a crucial role in helping us to comprehend the universal order and our place in it. Kendall traces this intellectually ambitious history with admirable aplomb, presenting the reader with fascinating insights on nearly every page.--Walter Aaron Clark, University of California, Riverside Keeping one foot firmly planted in his field of specialty (musicology), Kendall adroitly steps across boundaries to address the impact of 'the Music of the Spheres' on narrative (Dante, Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Milton, Melville, Charlotte Bront , and Steinbeck), poetry (Christian hymnody), and philosophy. A model of interdisciplinarity.--Sam McBride, La Sierra University Long before the age of Hubble and Webb, our species was attuned--literally--to the cosmos, its movements and meanings, though mainly through the imagination and not the telescope. Music, mathematics, theology, and speculative philosophy have all played a crucial role in helping us to comprehend the universal order and our place in it. Dr. Kendall traces this intellectually ambitious history with admirable aplomb, presenting the reader with fascinating insights on nearly every page.--Walter Aaron Clark, University of California, Riverside Author InformationDavid Joseph Kendall is associate professor of music at La Sierra University in Riverside, California, where he also serves as associate chair of the Department of Music. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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