Sonic Liturgy
Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition
Published on 29. December 2011
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-61117-037-5 (ISBN)
Description
This builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continues the discussion of sound into the realm of Hindu ritual and musical traditions of worship.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61117-037-5 (9781611170375)
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Guy L. Beck is the author of Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound and editor of Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions. A U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellow, Beck has spent more than six years in India studying Hinduism and music, and he has written extensively on the role of sound and music in Indian traditions. Beck teaches religion and music at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans.