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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-136 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Temenos: Studies in comparative religion |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Keywords
- Music
- Religion
- transcendence
- experience
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Musical Religiosity. / Hoondert, Martin.
In: Temenos: Studies in comparative religion, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2015, p. 123-136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Musical Religiosity
AU - Hoondert, Martin
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this essay the author explores the thesis that music is by its nature religious, or rather, that it has qualities that correspond well with what religion, in a broad sense, aspires to be. Four musical qualities are explored: timbre, the tonal system of western music, the time relations within the tonal network, and the non-referential nature of music. These qualities are linked to the definition of ‘the religious’ by John Dewey. The main conclusion is that an analogy can be shown between the musical and the religious experience: both composers and musicians challenge the listeners to explore the hidden religiosity in the performance of music.
AB - In this essay the author explores the thesis that music is by its nature religious, or rather, that it has qualities that correspond well with what religion, in a broad sense, aspires to be. Four musical qualities are explored: timbre, the tonal system of western music, the time relations within the tonal network, and the non-referential nature of music. These qualities are linked to the definition of ‘the religious’ by John Dewey. The main conclusion is that an analogy can be shown between the musical and the religious experience: both composers and musicians challenge the listeners to explore the hidden religiosity in the performance of music.
KW - Music
KW - Religion
KW - transcendence
KW - experience
M3 - Article
VL - 51
SP - 123
EP - 136
JO - Temenos: Studies in comparative religion
JF - Temenos: Studies in comparative religion
SN - 0497-1817
IS - 1
ER -