Explorations in Music and Esotericism Edited by Marjorie Roth and Leonard George (University of Rochester Press, 2023) Hardcover

Marjorie Roth and Leonard George, editors. Explorations in Music and Esotericism. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2023. Hardcover. 334 pages. Condition: New Description from the publisher: Scholars explore from many fresh angles the interweavings of two of the richest strands of human culture - music and esotericism - with examples from the medieval period to the modern age.Music and esotericism are two responses to the intuition that the world holds hidden order, beauty, and power. Those who compose, perform, and listen to music have often noted that music can be a bridge between sensory and transcendent realms. Such renowned writers as Boethius expanded the definition of music to encompass not only sounded music but also the harmonic fabric of human and cosmic life. Those who engage in pursuits called "esoteric," from ancient astrology, magic, and alchemy to recent and more novel forms of spirituality, have also remarked on the relevance of music to their quests. Esoter