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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan L. Friedmann is a professor of Jewish music history at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, and Extraordinary Professor of theology at North-West University (South Africa). He is the author, editor or compiler of eleven other books on music and religion. Visit his website at jonathanfriedmann.com. Klappentext Music research has entered something of a Golden Age. Technological advances and scholarly inquiry have merged in interdisciplinary studies--drawing on psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, anthropology and other fields--that illuminate the musical nature of our species. This volume develops, supports and challenges that body of research, examining key issues in the field, such as the difficulty of writing about music, the formation of musical preferences, the emotional impact of musical sounds, the comparison of music and language, the impulse for making music and the connection between music and spirituality. Zusammenfassung We are in something of a golden age of music research. Technological advances have merged with philosophical interests to produce an array of distinct yet converging studies illuminating the musical nature of our species. This book adds a unique and compelling voice to this body of literature! which is ever growing in sophistication and popularity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1.¿Writing on Music2.¿What Is Music?3.¿Where Does Music Come From?4.¿Innateness5.¿Character6.¿Shape7.¿Transience8.¿Language9.¿Nature10.¿Folk Music11.¿Art Music12.¿Consumer Music13.¿Creativity14.¿Music-Making15.¿Mind16.¿Listening17.¿Ownership18.¿Prejudice and Tolerance19.¿Religion20.¿SpiritualityBibliographyIndex
