Music and Spirituality: A Journey into Porosity
Serving as an introduction to this special issue of Religion entitled “Music and Spirituality: A Journey into Porosity,” this introduction frames the following eight essays by considering the ambiguity not only of the meaning of music itself, but also of spirituality, liturgical-sacred music and oth...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/10/532 |
| Summary: | Serving as an introduction to this special issue of Religion entitled “Music and Spirituality: A Journey into Porosity,” this introduction frames the following eight essays by considering the ambiguity not only of the meaning of music itself, but also of spirituality, liturgical-sacred music and other frames that attempt to examine and sometimes delimit the power of music. While taxonomies and theoretical boundaries are still useful, they need to be employed with some caution in view of the musical and spiritual realities they are attempting to describe or analyze. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |