Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound

by Guy L. Beck

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570038430
• ISBN13: 9781570038433
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"