Word, Chant, and Song - Spiritual Transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism

An accessible introduction to the centrality of word, chant, and song in the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh traditions.

About the author

Harold CowardM is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Yoga and Psychology and The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, both also published by SUNY Press; The Philosophy of the Grammarians (volume five of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, with K. Kunjunni Raja); Mantra (with David J. Goa); and Pluralism in the World Religions.

Product details

• Authors: Harold Coward
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781438475769
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-7576-9
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Suny Religious Studies; SUNY series in Religious Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works