“The Soul Seeks Its Melodies” - Music in Jewish Thought

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.

List of contents

Introduction

1. Methodological Aspects
   
2. Assessing the Role of Music
   
3. Music and the Jewish People
   
4. Music as a Tool
   
5. Toward Music as an Independent Field: Representation, Language, Dialogue
   
6. Music, Zionism, Religion
   
7. Summing Up
   

By Way of an Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

Product details

Authors	Dov Schwartz
Assisted by	Batya Stein (Translation)
Publisher	Ingram Publishers Services
Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	27.12.2022
EAN	9798887190709
ISBN	979-8-88719-070-9
No. of pages	326
Series	Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, History of Religion, Judaism, Theory of music & musicology, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sacred & Religious Music, Jewish philosophy

Product details

• Authors: Dov Schwartz
• Assisted by: Batya Stein (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2022
• EAN: 9798887190709
• ISBN: 979-8-88719-070-9
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, History of Religion, Judaism, Theory of music & musicology, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sacred & Religious Music, Jewish philosophy