2 Voluptates aurium: the pleasures of music in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1 Introduction 1
4. 2 Voluptates aurium: the pleasures of music in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 19
5. 3 Optimum Dei donum – the essence of music 70
6. 4 Domina et gubernatrix affectuum humanorum – the power of music 106
7. 5 Joy (gaudium) and Pleasure (voluptas) in Luther’s theology 137
8. 6 Theology of beauty and the virtues of music 162
9. Conclusion 199
10. Abbreviations 206
11. Sources 207
12. Literature 213
13. Subject Index 225
14. Index of Names 226