Philosophies of music in medieval Islam / / by Fadlou Shehadi.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 67
• VerfasserIn: Shehadi, Fadlou,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 67.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (182 pages)

This surveys the philosophies of music of the most important thinkers in Islam between the 9th and the 15th centuries A.D. It covers topics ranging from the physics and aesthetics of sound, the nature of music, its place in the total scheme of things and in human life, the relation between music, astronomy, astrology and meteorology, the relation between music and human feelings character and behaviour, to the question of whether a good Muslim should be allowed to listen to music at all, and if so, to which type. The book traces the influence of Greek, in particular Pythagorean and Aristoxenian, thinking in Islam on this subject, and aims to provide a philosophically coherent statement of thinking of the Islamic writers concerned, a clarification of their central arguments, as well as a critical evaluation of their line of thought. The author introduces a wide range of material from manuscript sources, including much that has not been published before.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: KINDI -- CHAPTER TWO: IKHWAN AL-SAFA -- CHAPTER THREE: FARABI -- CHAPTER FOUR: IBN SINA -- CHAPTER FIVE: AL-ḤASAN AL-KĀTTB -- CHAPTER SIX: IBN TAYMIYYAH -- CHAPTER SEVEN: GHAZALI -- CHAPTER EIGHT: IBN 'ABD RABBIHĪ -- CHAPTER NINE: AND SOME OTHERS -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GENERAL INDEX.