The Music between Us (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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From our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another. Ina"The Music between Us," philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins investigates this role, examining the features of human perception that enable musicOCOs uncanny ability to provoke, despite its myriad forms across continents and throughout centuries, the sense of a shared human experience.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Drawing on disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, musicology, linguistics, and anthropology, HigginsOCOs richly researched study showcases the ways music is used in rituals, education, work, healing, and as a source of security andOCoperhaps most importantlyOCojoy. By participating so integrally in such meaningful facets of society, Higgins argues, music situates itself as one of the most fundamental bridges between people, a truly cross-cultural form of communication that can create solidarity across political divides. Moving beyond the well-worn takes on musicOCOs universality, a"The Music between Us"aprovides a new understanding of what it means to be musical and, in turn, human.a