Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
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Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NES 4545 - [Sound, Silence, and the Sacred]

(crosslisted)
(also CLASS 4644 , JWST 4545 , MUSIC 4345 , RELST 4545 )(GHB) (CA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015. Co-meets with NES 7545 .

K. Haines-Eitzen.

From the ringing of Tibetan singing bowls to the silence of desert monasticism, religious imagination and ritual is replete with sound and its absence. Cityscapes resound with church bells and calls from the minarets. Music, chanting, recitations, incantations, mantras, gongs-the world of religion is replete with ritualistic uses of sound. But sound goes even beyond ritual to the realm of the imaginary, which frequently contrasts the music of the gods with the noise of the demons. Sound and silence in such contexts are inherently tied to desire, temptation, and even salvation. This course will draw upon a wide array of sources-from texts to recordings, videos, and performances-to address the function and meaning of sound (and silence) within diverse religious traditions. (RS)



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