Kenneth S Avery
Biographic Data
| ID | 4495207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth S Avery |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth S |
| FAMILY NAME | Avery |
| SIGNATURE | AVERY K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1948 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
St Ephrem’s Hymns on Paradise
This article looks at St Ephrem’s Hymns on Paradise, in particular the great poet’s conception of the whole spirit-body and the experience of transcendent unity in this world and the next. Until recently, Ephrem’s writings have been used mainly as doctrinal texts while his poetic symbolism has been only tacitly acknowledged. The beauty and richness of his verse hymns dealing with the garden of Eden and the life of the blessed are here read with a…
A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`
Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines samâ` - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current resea…
Psychology of early Sufi samāʻ
This book explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines sama[superscript c], i.e. listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena, and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as found in texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E." "These unusual states are interpreted in the li…
The Chronology of Warlock's Songs
Journal Article THE CHRONOLOGY OF WARLOCK'S SONGS Get access KENNETH AVERY KENNETH AVERY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXIX, Issue 4, October 1948, Pages 398–405, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXIX.4.398 Published: 01 October 1948
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The Chronology of Warlock's Songs
Journal Article THE CHRONOLOGY OF WARLOCK'S SONGS Get access KENNETH AVERY KENNETH AVERY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXIX, Issue 4, October 1948, Pages 398–405, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXIX.4.398 Published: 01 October 1948
A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`
Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines samâ` - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current resea…
Psychology of early Sufi samāʻ
This book explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines sama[superscript c], i.e. listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena, and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as found in texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E." "These unusual states are interpreted in the li…
St Ephrem’s Hymns on Paradise
This article looks at St Ephrem’s Hymns on Paradise, in particular the great poet’s conception of the whole spirit-body and the experience of transcendent unity in this world and the next. Until recently, Ephrem’s writings have been used mainly as doctrinal texts while his poetic symbolism has been only tacitly acknowledged. The beauty and richness of his verse hymns dealing with the garden of Eden and the life of the blessed are here read with a…
Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Chronology (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Education and Islamic Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Islam (1 work) · Islamic music (1 work)