Religious Ecstatics, "Deep Listeners," and Musical Emotion

The aim of this study is to begin to provide an explanation for the worldwide linkage of music and ecstatic religious ceremonies. The basic hypothesis is that the physiological ability to respond to musical stimuli with strong emotional responses is one of the pre-conditions for the propulsion into...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joshua Penman, Judith Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2009-06-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/37474