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Luther’s Theology of Music
Spiritual Beauty and Pleasure
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Miikka E. Anttila
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English
Published/Copyright:
2013
About this book
The sweetness of music is something that has puzzled Christian theologians for centuries. In this study, Luther’s theology of music is approached from the point of view of pleasure. It examines the significance of joy, beauty and pleasure in relationship with music and Luther’s theology. The notion of music as the supreme gift of God requires also a discussion about the idea of ‘gift’. Music opens up new perspectives into Luther’s thinking. Luther has seldom been reckoned among aesthetic theologians. Nevertheless, Luther has a peculiar view on beauty, understanding faith as a kind of aesthetic contemplation.
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Miikka E. Anttila, Janakkala, Finland.
Reviews
"[...] a pleasure to read."
Michael O’Connor in: Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme 39.3, Summer / été 2016
Michael O’Connor in: Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme 39.3, Summer / été 2016
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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1 Introduction
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2 Voluptates aurium: the pleasures of music in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
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3 Optimum Dei donum – the essence of music
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4 Domina et gubernatrix affectuum humanorum – the power of music
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5 Joy (gaudium) and Pleasure (voluptas) in Luther’s theology
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6 Theology of beauty and the virtues of music
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Conclusion
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Abbreviations
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Sources
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Literature
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Subject Index
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Index of Names
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eBook published on:
August 29, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9783110310276
Hardcover published on:
August 19, 2013
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110310191
Paperback published on:
June 26, 2017
Paperback ISBN:
9783110552157
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Front matter:
8
Main content:
227
eBook ISBN:
9783110310276
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110310191
Paperback ISBN:
9783110552157
Keywords for this book
Luther; Martin (1483–1546); theological aesthetics; theology of music; theory of music
Audience(s) for this book
Academics, Libraries, Institutes
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