Background
Beck, Guy Leon was born on August 3, 1948 in New York City.
(The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gong...)
The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gongs, cymbals, conches, flutes, and an array of vocalizations play a central role in worship. Guy L. Beck contends that the traditional Western focus on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense of the religion's most important feature-its emphasis on sound. In Sonic Theology Beck addresses this longstanding imbalance, contending that Hinduism is essentially a sonic theology. Beck argues that sound participates at every level of the Hindu cosmos. Comparing the centrality of sound in Hindu theology to its place in other religions, Beck raises issues about sound and language that not only reshape our understanding of Hindu worship but also invite a fresh approach to comparative theology.
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music educator religious studies educator
Beck, Guy Leon was born on August 3, 1948 in New York City.
Master of Arts, University South Florida, 1983. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1989.
Acting assistant professor Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1990—1995. Extraordinary professor Loyola University, New Orleans, 1995—1997. Visiting assistant professor College of Charleston, 1997—1999.
Visiting professor Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1999. Visiting fellow Oxford Center for Hindu Studies, 2001.
(The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gong...)
Member of American Academy Religion (associate Research Grant 1989), Masons.
Son of George Anthony and Dale Hanson Beck, Harold Rice Sincock. Married Kajal Dass, November 22, 1979.