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The mysticism of sound and music : the Sufi teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan / foreword by Pir Zia Inayat Khan.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3800 .I53 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Inayat Khan, 1882-1927, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Music--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Sound--Religious aspects--Sufism.
- Sound.
- Language and languages--Religious aspects--Sufism.
- Language and languages.
- Music, Influence of.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 398 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Shambhala, 2022.
- Summary:
- "A modern classic of Universal Sufism that explores the mystical dimensions of music-and the musical dimensions of mysticism. Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe-and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), the first teacher to bring the Sufi mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds. This newly reissued edition includes a foreword by Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan's grandson and the current leader of the Inayati Order, the widespread Western Sufi organization that Hazrat Inayat Khan founded"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Music
- 1. Music
- 2. Esoteric Music
- 3. The Music of the Spheres
- 4. The Mysticism of Sound
- 5. The Mystery of Sound
- 6. The Mystery of Color and Sound
- 7. The Spiritual Significance of Color and Sound
- 8. The Ancient Music
- 9. The Divinity of Indian Music
- 10. The Use Made of Music by the Sufis of the Chishti Order
- 11. The Use Made of Music by the Dancing Dervishes
- 12. The Science and Art of Hindu Music
- 13. The Connection between Dance and Music
- 14. Rhythm
- 15. The Vina
- 16. The Manifestation of Sound on the Physical Sphere
- 17. The Effect of Sound on the Physical Body
- 18. The Voice
- 19. The Influence of Music upon the Character of Man
- 20. The Psychological Influence of Music
- 21. The Healing Power of Music
- 22. Spiritual Attainment by the Aid of Music
- Aphorisms
- 1. Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan
- The Mysticism of Sound
- 1. The Silent Life
- 2. Vibrations
- 3. Harmony
- 4. Name
- 5. Form
- 6. Rhythm
- 7. Music
- 8. Abstract Sound
- Cosmic Language
- 1. Voices
- 2. Impressions
- 3. The Magnetism of Beings and Objects
- 4. The Influence of Works of Art
- 5. The Life of Thought
- 6. The Form of Thought
- 7. Memory
- 8. Will
- 9. Reason
- 10. The Ego
- 11. Mind and Heart
- 12. Intuition and Dream
- 13. Inspiration
- The Power of the Word
- 1. The Power of the Word
- 2. The Power of the Sacred Word
- 3. The Word That Was Lost
- 4. Cosmic Language
- 5. The Word
- 6. The Value of Repetition and Reflection
- Phrases to Be Repeated
- 1. Inayat Khan's Sentences for Repetition.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611809961
- 1611809967
- OCLC:
- 1285053438
- Publisher Number:
- 99992505560
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