商品簡介
For students of Arabic and Jewish music and culture or of medieval musical thought and theory, presents 15 previously published articles (five in French) on the symbolic and metaphorical interpretation of music, the transmission of musical knowledge, and ideological attitudes towards music. Among the highlights are ideas on the origin of music, the Arabic modes and their relation to medicine, pre-Islamic music, and orthodox Jewish and Kabbalistic opinions on the religious benefits of music. Retains the original pagination. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
作者簡介
Amnon Shiloah, Professor of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
