This collection of essays explores the ways in which music relates to transcendence by bringing together the disciplines of musicology, philosophy and theology.

Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film focuses on the ways filmmakers treat music reflexively—that is, draw attention to what it is and what it can do. E

The urge to connect with that which transcends our experience, be it a higher power, another person or some artistic ideal or aspect of nature, is one of the th

An international collection examining the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness. The observations of the contributors cover a wi

Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience. And film musi