Martin Luther and the metaphysics of music
This article traces convergences and differences within the classical philosophical tradition of musica and its later Christianisation, exploring Martin Luther's engagement with such metaphysical accounts of music's significance. Recent scholarship on Luther's agreement with a reformu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 76, Issue: 4, Pages: 357-368 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Luther, Martin 1483-1546
/ Musik
/ Metaphysics
/ Creation
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church NBD Doctrine of Creation RD Hymnology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Song
B Creation B Martin Luther B Music B Plato B Metaphysics |
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| Summary: | This article traces convergences and differences within the classical philosophical tradition of musica and its later Christianisation, exploring Martin Luther's engagement with such metaphysical accounts of music's significance. Recent scholarship on Luther's agreement with a reformulated Boethian account of music is critiqued, distancing Luther from the main currents of this tradition. The article goes on to explore the way Luther subverts Platonic emphases in his theological understanding of music, drawing on a longer tradition of criticism for musical cosmologies. The article concludes with an extended reading of Luther's most substantial hymnal preface, to articulate his alternative, dynamic account of music in creation, which grounds musical realities in the gifted contingencies of human musicianship. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930623000078 |