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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. 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.


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18 octobre 2022

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9781643364049

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English

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19 Mo

© 1993 University of South Carolina
Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 1993 Paperback edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2008 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2022
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows:
Beck, Guy L., 1948–  Sonic theology : Hinduism and sacred sound / Guy L. Beck.  p. cm. — (Studies in comparative religion)  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBN 0-87249-855-7 (hard cover : alk. paper)  1. Sound—Religious aspects—Hinduism. 2. Hinduism—Doctrines. I. Title.  II. Series: Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)  BL1215.S67B43 1993  294.5’ 37—dc20 92-42734
ISBN 978-1-57003-843-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-64336-404-9 (ebook)
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