The Mysticism of Sound and Music: The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Book Overview

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 Islamic 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570622310
• ISBN13: 9781570622311
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"