{"product_id":"sacred-sound-9780889204218","title":"Sacred Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis innovative book explores religion through music, the only art form named after a divinity and one of the most universally recognized forms of human experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic has been documented from prehistory to the present age in virtually all known cultures. For many, it is a vehicle for spiritual growth and community empowerment, whether it’s understood as a gift of the gods or simply a practice for achieving mental states conducive to enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditionally, when religious scholars talk about music, it’s as a kind of aesthetic supplement to the important spiritual content of a religion, analogous to stained-glass windows or temple paintings. In contrast, \u003ci\u003eSacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions\u003c\/i\u003e acknowledges the critical role of musical activity in religious life. Music, including chant and vocal utterance, is not incidental in religious practice but a sacred treasure that is central to the growth and sustenance of religions throughout the world. Musical sound is sacred in most religions because it embodies the divine and can be shared by all participants, enduring among diverse communities of people despite theological differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering six of the major world religions—Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism—forty selections of music and chant are available on the publisher's website. Contributors are respected scholars in religious studies and musicology and provide insight from both disciplines. The first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eSacred Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is a milestone in the growing cross-disciplinary study of religion and music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudio files available at https:\/\/www.wlupress.wlu.ca\/Books\/S\/Sacred-Sound\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guy L. Beck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201844838518,"sku":"9780889204218","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_22dfabe4-1b03-41e8-815f-405428c28cc7.jpg?v=1774537736","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/sacred-sound-9780889204218","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}