Sonic Theology
Hinduism and Sacred Sound
University of South Carolina Press · Print & ebook · April 23, 2009
A comparative approach to understanding the centrality of sound to Hindu religious practices The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gongs, cymbals, conches, flutes, and an array of vocalizations play a central role in worship.
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- Who it’s for
- A comparative account of sound’s place in Hindu worship, theology, and the cosmos.
- Genres
- Hindu Theology, Ethnomusicology, Comparative Religion
- Published
- University of South Carolina Press, April 23, 2009
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A comparative approach to understanding the centrality of sound to Hindu religious practices The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gongs, cymbals, conches, flutes, and an array of vocalizations play a central role in worship. Guy L. Beck contends that the traditional Western focus on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense of the religion's most important feature—its emphasis on sound.
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In Sonic Theology Beck addresses this longstanding imbalance, contending that Hinduism is essentially a sonic theology. Beck argues that sound participates at every level of the Hindu cosmos. Comparing the centrality of sound in Hindu theology to its place in other religions, Beck raises issues about sound and language that not only reshape our understanding of Hindu worship but also invite a fresh approach to comparative theology.
Hindu Sacred Sound
A comparative account of sound’s place in Hindu worship, theology, and the cosmos.
Come here for
- Hindu worship’s drums, bells, gongs, and vocalizations
- Sound and language compared across religious traditions
Expect
- A challenge to visual-first accounts of Hinduism
- Questions about sound and language in comparative theology
Where it sits
| Hindu Theology | 87% |
|---|---|
| Comparative Religion | 50% |
| Ethnomusicology | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hindu Theology
- Authors
- Guy L. Beck
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Published
- April 23, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Hindu Theology