The Relationship Between Music And The Divine
The Relationship Between Music And The Divine
Since time immemorial, music has always been associated with the divine. It was always thought that music would unite man to the gods and still is believed that the universe has been created through a magic sound: AUM, on which everything is born.
The sound itself was considered sacred origin and the music is regarded as something powerful and enigmatic.
The music, within religions, is present in its two forms: instrumental music and vocal music (songs), however, not all religions have the same attitude towards music, especially the monotheistic religions (Islam in particular).<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6SWUha42F30" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The best example of instrumental music is transcendental in shamanism: the shaman enters a trance by the sound of the drum fails to excite the mind, bringing the man to other state of consciousness in which it communicates with spirit guides.
M. Pumpkin (2004) shows a fragment of a general Virdung Music (1511) who argues that the drums were invented by devils. [1] Pumpkin gives us many examples of how, due to the windward of the Church, the drums and the dancing had a hard time and disappeared many musical instruments including the drums because of their size could not easily hide. Despite this many songs and dances were able to survive, such as cemeteries has danced up to 700. Cemeteries often danced naked and with lots of laughter and jump in order to ward off evil spirits. To strengthen the power of magic they used to dance with death back but there are also two other types of dance: the ecstatic dance and dance in a circle (which can be clockwise or counterclockwise). The former was used primarily to enter into communication with the world of the spirits of the dead and the second is a special moment in the medieval rituals of nature and is used mainly for magical purposes, because the Church has constantly tried to fight it. Similarly, the cacophony has been associated with evil deities (demons).
Many instruments are made with human or animal substances: the drum is made of goat skin, animal bones with the flute, the trumpet with ram's horns, the strings with the intestines of animals. There are also two special tools in Tibet that are made with human bones: the drum ThOD rnga (created with a human skull) and the glinh khang, which is realized with a human femur.
As for vocal music, however, the association word / music has been used since ancient times to convey the myths of the origins and reciting sacred texts.
The monotheistic religions have always been rather suspicious of instrumental music as you can reach, as in the case of shamanism and the Sufis, which I'll discuss later, other states of consciousness. So these religions have come to accept only the vocal music, intended more as chanting of sacred verses, rejecting instrumental music in and of itself.
However it must be admitted that a liturgy without music so difficult to attract the faithful few tracks of instrumental music in the monotheistic religions, there are more. The Catholic religion still makes use of such collective singing during the Mass, accompanied by organ and guitar. In the religious sphere should also be remembered that the role music has played in colonialism: the Indians were taught the songs to convert Christians, sometimes adapting the meaning of words in the Indian religious context to accelerate the process.
It should however be borne in mind that the Catholic religion is not the same everywhere: for example, the Roman church prefers Gregorian chant and the Latin American church to attract the masses, using traditional songs accompanied by musical instruments.
A different behavior is the Islam religion in which the concept of music is non-existent.
The monotheistic religions have always been rather suspicious of instrumental music as you can reach, as in the case of shamanism and the Sufis, which I'll discuss later, other states of consciousness. So these religions have come to accept only the vocal music, intended more as chanting of sacred verses, rejecting instrumental music in and of itself.
However it must be admitted that a liturgy without music so difficult to attract the faithful few tracks of instrumental music in the monotheistic religions, there are more. The Catholic religion still makes use of such collective singing during the Mass, accompanied by organ and guitar. In the religious sphere should also be remembered that the role music has played in colonialism: the Indians were taught the songs to convert Christians, sometimes adapting the meaning of words in the Indian religious context to accelerate the process.
It should however be borne in mind that the Catholic religion is not the same everywhere: for example, the Roman church prefers Gregorian chant and the Latin American church to attract the masses, using traditional songs accompanied by musical instruments.
A different behavior is the Islam religion in which the concept of music is non-existent.
"Not all religions give the music a prominent role, and some even live in the highly problematic. Islam is one of them. It looks at music and (even more) to dance with suspicion even greater than that experienced by Christianity (a maxim attributed to the Prophet Muhammad says in fact so "to those who listen to music and songs in this world, the Day of Judgement will be poured molten lead in the ears). " [2]
Consequently it was decided to accept only the chanting of the Koran, which was allowed only because it considered music in the strict sense. The Muslim religion has banned music and singing also because it believes that the female voice is exciting, but in Indonesia are women chanting the Koran.
The only Muslim brotherhood that takes the music (although not a government gazette) is Sufism.
Consequently it was decided to accept only the chanting of the Koran, which was allowed only because it considered music in the strict sense. The Muslim religion has banned music and singing also because it believes that the female voice is exciting, but in Indonesia are women chanting the Koran.
The only Muslim brotherhood that takes the music (although not a government gazette) is Sufism.
Sufi ceremonies consist of prayers, dance and music, the latter is accomplished with a simple flute-mouthed, flute called the ney. The dancers are known as whirling dervishes and dancing in a circle (remember the moving light blue) and with one arm pointing at the sky and another facing the earth. The Sufis are connected with God through trance, trance for them (Wajda) is a means of communication with the divine, is a way of praying.
A famous example is the Sufi qawwali music (a term meaning 'singer') of Pakistan. When you sing qawwali musical poems of love (love understood as a relationship with God) at the sama (listening). The songs are performed by a group of men soloists and a chorus of singers who claps his hands. The leader chooses the songs solo and stimulates the response until the listeners fall into a trance.
A famous example is the Sufi qawwali music (a term meaning 'singer') of Pakistan. When you sing qawwali musical poems of love (love understood as a relationship with God) at the sama (listening). The songs are performed by a group of men soloists and a chorus of singers who claps his hands. The leader chooses the songs solo and stimulates the response until the listeners fall into a trance.
The chanting is an act of meditation itself, and we find, as well as in Islam, even Buddhism.
In Buddhism chanting the Buddha's words, comments on these phrases, dedications, mantras and hymns of praise.
Buddhism accepts the use of musical instruments (such as bells, drums, gongs, cymbals), but they are mostly used to mark time in the sacred space. Even in Buddhism, the purely instrumental music is rare, while in the sacred music festival merges with elements of folk and aristocratic, as well as theater, dance and processions
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In Buddhism chanting the Buddha's words, comments on these phrases, dedications, mantras and hymns of praise.
Buddhism accepts the use of musical instruments (such as bells, drums, gongs, cymbals), but they are mostly used to mark time in the sacred space. Even in Buddhism, the purely instrumental music is rare, while in the sacred music festival merges with elements of folk and aristocratic, as well as theater, dance and processions
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