In Mesopotamia, the earliest textual sources include offerings and hymns to temples (Fig. 1); the most important temple in Babylon was intended to convey the idea of being the structure that linked heaven and earth; in Egypt, dead rulers and their bureaucratic servants dominate the earliest ...
Vedic hymnsstand at the beginning of the record. As the art developed over many centuries into a music of profound melodic and rhythmic intricacy, thedisciplineof a religious text or the guideline of a story determined the structure. In the 21st century the narrator remains central to the ...
Kuzari, Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi, Jehuda Halevi Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi or ha-Levi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי and Judah ben Shmuel Halevi יהודה בן שמואל הלוי; Arabic: يهوذا ال...
He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in the Dutch language, used in both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, although a few songs have been censored in some dioceses. He is the author of over 60 books and at the time of over 700 hymns, songs, Psalms...