Sounds for a New World: The Christianizing Soundscapes of Late Antiquity - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197810736ISBN-10:019781073XUPC:9780197810736Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:History, Christianity, Christian Rituals & PracticeBook Topic:HistorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCS3341T48
Sounds for a New World: The Christianizing Soundscapes of Late Antiquity
In the Greco-Roman world, gods were known to tame soundscapes, or acoustic landscapes. Zeus, Apollo, Orpheus, and other Classical deities demonstrated their power by bringing order to chaotic sound worlds, replacing cacophony with harmony. In late antiquity, Christians took up this archetype and applied it to Jesus. For many early Christians, the advent of Christ resembled the modern phenomenon...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197810736ISBN-10:019781073XUPC:9780197810736Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:History, Christianity, Christian Rituals & PracticeBook Topic:HistorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCS3341T48
Philip Abbott is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Brigham Young University. His work has been published in Harvard Theological Review, Journal of Theological Studies, Early Christianity, Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum, Studia Patristica, Vigiliae Christianae, and Aramaic Studies.
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