"The Harmony of All Things": Music, Soul, and Cosmos in the Writings of John Scottus Eriugena

In his prodigious philosophical work Periphyseon, the foremost intellectual of the ninth century, John Scottus Eriugena (ca. 800-877), defined musica broadly and in a way that solicits interdisciplinary applications: "Music is the discipline discerning by the light of reason the harmony of all...

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Other Authors: MacInnis, John Christian (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
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Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-8837