Hearing faith : : music as theology in the Spanish empire / / by Andrew A. Cashner.

"Hearing Faith explores the ways Roman Catholics in the seventeenth-century Spanish Empire used music to connect faith and hearing. From the Royal Chapel in Madrid to Puebla Cathedral in colonial Mexico, communities celebrated Christmas and other feasts with villancicos, a widespread genre of v...

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Superior document:Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; Volume 194
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; Volume 194.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Summary:"Hearing Faith explores the ways Roman Catholics in the seventeenth-century Spanish Empire used music to connect faith and hearing. From the Royal Chapel in Madrid to Puebla Cathedral in colonial Mexico, communities celebrated Christmas and other feasts with villancicos, a widespread genre of vernacular poetry and devotional music. A large proportion of villancico texts directly address the nature of hearing and the power of music to connect people to God. By interpreting complex and fascinating examples of "music about music" in the context of contemporary theological writing, the book shows how Spanish Catholics embodied their beliefs about music, through music itself. Listening closely to these previously undiscovered and overlooked archival sources reveals how Spanish subjects listened and why"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004431993
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Andrew A. Cashner.