The mysticism of sound and music
By: Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Edition: Rev. ed., 1st Shambhala ed.
Series: Shambhala dragon editions
Publisher: Shambhala; Distributed in the United States by Random House
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.; Music -- Religious aspects -- Sufism.; Sound -- Religious aspects -- Sufism.; Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Sufism.; Music, Influence of.
Other titles: Sufi teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Description: 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 in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds.
Notes: Rev. and enl. ed. of v. 2 of The Sufi message of Hazrat Inayat Khan--Cf. pref.
Includes index.