Music, nature and divine knowledge in England, 1650-1750 : between the rational and the mystical.

During a period of tumultuous change in English political, religious and cultural life, music signified the unspeakable presence of the divine in the world for many.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dixon, Tom
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2023.
Series:Music in society and culture.
Subjects:
1600-1799
Music > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > 17th century.
Music > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > 18th century.
Music > Social aspects > England > History > 17th century.
Music > Social aspects > England > History > 18th century.
Music > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Music > Social aspects.
England.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Editors' Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Editorial Conventions
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • 1 Constructions of Musical Meaning
  • 2 Lives
  • 3 The Universities
  • 4 Urban Cultures
  • 5 The Impact of Newton
  • Part II
  • 6 'Divinely Natural Magick': Enthusiasm and Aesthetics in an Enchanted Universe
  • 7 'Ancient Harmonies': Music and the Prisca Theologia
  • 8 Druids
  • 9 The Genius of Nature
  • 10 The Restoration of All Things
  • Editors' Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Music in Society and Culture

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