Liturgy and the Concepts of « Text » and « Music »

Liturgy is a complex phenomenon. It encompasses text and language, music, gesture and sets of ethnographic aspects related to the performers, to time and place, and to the very progression of the performance. Liturgy proceeds through highly ritualised forms of linking between the above-mentioned as...

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Udgivet i:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/bcrfj,
Hovedforfatter: Alvarez-Pereyre, Frank
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Bulletin du Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem 2007
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:Liturgy is a complex phenomenon. It encompasses text and language, music, gesture and sets of ethnographic aspects related to the performers, to time and place, and to the very progression of the performance. Liturgy proceeds through highly ritualised forms of linking between the above-mentioned aspects. It is generally set inside or accompanied by a strong historical consciousness as well as by outspoken authority and obedience. A truly comprehensive understanding of liturgy imposes an anal...