E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, EPUB
Reihe: Inner Traditions
Godwin Cosmic Music
1. Auflage 1989
ISBN: 978-1-62055-094-6
Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Musical Keys to the Interpretation of Reality
E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, EPUB
Reihe: Inner Traditions
ISBN: 978-1-62055-094-6
Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, and Hans Erhard Lauer. The selections draw on ancient Indian sources and mythology, Kepler's Platonic vision of a musical, geometric universe, and the evolution of the tone systems of music. While every music lover senses the power and truth that reside in music, very few actually approach music as a path to cosmic knowledge. Godwin takes literally Beethoven's assertion that "e,Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy."e, Godwin writes, "e,. . .to penetrate the mysteries of music is to prepare for initiation into those fathomless mysteries of man and cosmos."e,
