Rhythm of Religious Life: Ritual and Music.

Year 2008, Volume: 49 Issue: 2, 269 - 285, 01.08.2008

İlkay Şahin

https://doi.org/10.1501/Ilhfak_0000000979

Cited By: 11

Abstract

Ritual and music with repeated, patterned,sequential structural properties and symbolic semantic contents are socio-cultural practices whichprovide social dimension to religion and make religion subject of collective sharing. Thus, ritualsassociated with the social dimensions of religiosity rather than the practical aspects have allowedreligion to express itself and brought about social solidarity and cohesion. Music has represented aritual character on the basis of properties such as repeated, patterned, sequential and emotionaldensity, and these properties have got a sacredness and significance in the ritual context. Music asimportant components of ritual, has allowed characters arising from structural and semantic featuresof rituals to continue by strengthening. The subject of this research is to analyse the relationship ofmusic and ritual between social dimension of religiosity in the theoretical framework. Followingan assessment about importance of religiosity in the theoretical framework. Following an assessmentabout importance of music in socio-cultural life, significance of music achieving in the context ofritual is evaluated on the heading of ritual music; the role of ritual music in the individual andsocial dimension of religiosity is discussed

Keywords

Ritual, Music, Ritual Music, Religiosity, Religious Life.

Dinî Hayatın Ritmi: Ritüel ve Müzik

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