'The Soul Seeks Its Melodies' : Music in Jewish Thought (Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah)

Schwartz, Dov/ Stein, Batya (TRN)

Academic Studies Press（2022/12発売）

Academic Studies Press（2022/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 326 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798887190709
• DDC分類 780.89924

Full Description

The connection of Judaism to music has been a lively discourse topic in recent years, and the musical awakening in religious circles is one expression of it. This book is the first comprehensive research project on the encounter of music and Judaism in the theological and philosophical realms, tracing the historical evolution of the music motif in Jewish thought. It describes the course of music as a tool serving religious, psychological, and instrumental goals until it developed into an independent aesthetic experience. Discussions also encompass various assessments of music in Jewish thought and the special connection of the Jewish people to music.

Contents

Introduction

Methodological Aspects

Assessing the Role of Music

Music and the Jewish People

Music as a Tool

Toward Music as an Independent Field: Representation, Language, Dialogue

Music, Zionism, Religion

Summing Up

By Way of an Epilogue

Selected Bibliography

Index