Chanting : dioscovering spirit in sound

by Robert Gass

Hardcover, 2000

Publication

Imprint: New York : London : Broadway ; Turnaround, 2000. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Robert Gass with Kathleen Brehony, foreward by Don Campbell. OCLC Number: 40267816. Physical: 1 volume : xii, 249 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, resources, songs with musical score.

Call number

Chant / Gass

Barcode

BK-07684

ISBN

0767903226 / 9780767903226

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Contemplative Practices

CSS Library Notes

Description: The ancient art of chanting has long been embraced by the world's great religious traditions as a path to healing and enlightenment, but only recently has Western science begun to recognize its therapeutic effects on the body and mind. Chanting provides an introduction to this practice and shows you how to use chant in your own life as a tool for relaxation, body-mind healing, and spiritual self-discovery. Chanting explores the science of how sound affects both our bodies and our consciousness and takes us on an engaging tour of chant as it is used in Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, African, Shamanic, Goddess, and Native American traditions. Chanting provides simple exercises and more than twenty musical scores to help you develop a personalized chanting practice that can fuel everyday activities with purpose and meaning.

Table of Contents: A journey from Bach to rock to chant --
The power of sound --
The power of chant --
Common threads: chant around the world --
Learning to chant --
The communion of sound --
Chant and ritual in daily life --
Discovering spirit in sound --

FY2017 /

Physical description

xii, 249 p.; 22 cm

Description

Including details about chanting's history as well as new findings about the medical benefits of humming and vibration, this guide to vocal meditation provides instructions, breathing techniques, and tips on creating personal chants.