Difference between revisions of "Music in religious discourse"
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| + | Read this article by Shiloah on music in Islamic discourse. | ||
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| + | Examine the following web sites, one generally [http://muttaqun.com/music.html anti-music], the other more tolerant. | ||
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| + | = Other religious traditions = | ||
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| + | Your research assignment for this class is to locate examples of "music in religious discourse" on the web, and insert links and commentaries below. For the purposes of this assignment, you may consider any text on the web to constitute "authentic" source material, whether or not the authors properly represent the mainstream of the religious tradition with which they claim affiliation. | ||
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| + | Please try to locate source materials from a range of religious traditions. Such materials may range from sacred texts themselves, to discussion groups, blogs, and web sites established by religious organizations. I've inserted a few examples myself to start you off. | ||
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| + | * [Statements on music from the Catholic church] | ||
| + | * [http://musicofkabbalah.com/ Music and Kabbalah] | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 12 March 2006
Reading assignment: music in Islamic discourse
Read this article by Shiloah on music in Islamic discourse.
Examine the following web sites, one generally anti-music, the other more tolerant.
Other religious traditions
Your research assignment for this class is to locate examples of "music in religious discourse" on the web, and insert links and commentaries below. For the purposes of this assignment, you may consider any text on the web to constitute "authentic" source material, whether or not the authors properly represent the mainstream of the religious tradition with which they claim affiliation.
Please try to locate source materials from a range of religious traditions. Such materials may range from sacred texts themselves, to discussion groups, blogs, and web sites established by religious organizations. I've inserted a few examples myself to start you off.
- [Statements on music from the Catholic church]
- Music and Kabbalah
