Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in ancient western Asia. The book covers ancient Israel and Judah, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Elam, and ancient Egypt, focusing on the period from approximately 3000 BCE to around 586 BCE. This wide-ranging book brings together insights from ancient archaeological, iconographic, written, and musical sources, as well as from modern scholarship. Through careful analysis, comparison, and evaluation of those sources, the author builds a picture of a world where religious culture was predominant and where music was intrinsic to common cultic activity.
| ISBN: | 9780367486358 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2022 |
| Author: | John Arthur Smith |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 194 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Music |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Art music, orchestral and formal music Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Ancient history Archaeology by period / region Religion: general Christianity Ancient religions and Mythologies |