Music: Physician for Times to ComeQuest Books, 1 ene 1991 - 381 páginas "Each morning, as we hum or chant or strum, we can celebrate the renewal of our path with our own humble offering of the glorious gift called music. This book offers a panorama of ways music can nourish our lives."---Paul Winter, award-winning musician and composer. As ancient peoples knew, music profoundly affects body, mind, and spirit. It can speed recovery from disease, heal psychological wounds, and open us to the ultimate mystery of life. Celebrated author and educator Don Campbell presents an impressive anthology of essays exploring the latest scientific research about the healing use of sound in traditional cultures. Contributors include composers, musicians, and music therapists; doctors and psychologists; pioneers in neuroscience and biophysics; and teachers in diverse spiritual traditions. They address such fascinating topics as: Why chanting increases energy; The therapeutic use of sacred music; Gender differences in healing with sound; How sonic resonance positively affects heart rate and brain activit. |
Índice
The Curative Potential of Sound | 1 |
The Art of Sound Health | 9 |
The Physician the Ear and Sacred Music | 29 |
Harmonic ChantGlobal Sacred Music | 55 |
Oral versus Literate Listening | 71 |
The Overtones of Health | 89 |
Music as Timeless Therapy | 95 |
Musicthe Ultimate Physician | 111 |
Sonic Entrainment | 217 |
Sound in Mind and Body | 234 |
Imagery and the Physiology of Music | 243 |
Music The Way Home | 255 |
The Eternal Future of Sound | 261 |
The Symphony of Life | 289 |
Healing with Sound and Music | 317 |
From Tone to a Sound Principle | 330 |
On Music and Healing | 121 |
Creative Arts Therapist | 167 |
Potpourri of Musics Potential | 197 |
Appendix | 337 |
Acknowledgments | 357 |
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