1st Edition
Music, Rhetoric and Christian Hebraism in Early Modern Europe Reuchlin’s Reconstruction of the Modulata Recitatio
By Hyun-Ah Kim
Copyright 2025
406 Pages
by
Routledge
406 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between music, rhetoric and Christian Hebraism, by re-appraising the significance of the first German humanist Johannes Reuchlin's study of Kabbalah and cantillation in the light of Renaissance rhetoric. Few studies have investigated how Renaissance humanists learned Hebrew language for the delivery ( pronuntiatio ) of the... Read more
List of Abbreviations, List of Figures, Preface, Introduction: Reuchlin, Musica Rhetorica and Christian Hebraism, 1. The Humanist-Pythagorean Kabbalist, 2. Music, Contemplation and Symbolica Philosophia, 3. Modulating the Logos: Music, Rhetoric and the Word of God, 4. Decoding the Musical Accent of Divine Language, Conclusion, Select Bibliography, Index
Biography
Dr Hyun-Ah Kim is Associate Fellow at the HDC Centre for Religious History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and is International Fellow at the Europäische Melanchthon-Akademie Bretten. Her publications include Music and Religious Education in Early Modern Europe and The Renaissance Ethics of Music.
