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So, I've been cleaning out my old e-mails today and following up on news links that people have sent me over the last several months. Fellow mythographer Kim sent me an e-mail back in July that had some truly interesting links to articles I hadn't managed to find time to read. Other articles have been popping up randomly in the "web clips" bar above my e-mail. They're interesting enough I thought I ought to share!
I'm definitely interested in the connection between music and visual art, and the idea that cavemen painted where the acoustics were best is fascinating to me. As Kim pointed out when she sent me this article, acoustics in architecture continue to be a theme for sacred spaces--such as in the tholos tombs near Mycenae, or in, say, the Abbot's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey. In fact, given the acoustic significance of sacred space, I have to wonder about the construction of my own home library, which was inspired by the Erechtheion in Athens.
Given the connection between music and the sacred, it's not a huge leap from reading the Bible to performing it, at least, according to Jeff Barker, a theater professor at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He chose several themed stories from the old testament to create Terror Texts: The Musical, an adaptation of verses from the King James Bible to stage. (An article from the AP makes it clear that it's a direct adaptation, rather than an interpretation like Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar.) Barker chose essentially horror stories from the Old Testament, featuring cannibalism, rape, and a bear that mauls children.
In archeo-religious news, I've been following the discovery of a tomb that probably belongs to King Herod, as well as his wife. National Geographic just did a full article on the king's architectural legacy, which I haven't read in full yet, but am looking forward to finishing.
Lots of interesting stuff going on in the mytho-religious world!
I'm definitely interested in the connection between music and visual art, and the idea that cavemen painted where the acoustics were best is fascinating to me. As Kim pointed out when she sent me this article, acoustics in architecture continue to be a theme for sacred spaces--such as in the tholos tombs near Mycenae, or in, say, the Abbot's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey. In fact, given the acoustic significance of sacred space, I have to wonder about the construction of my own home library, which was inspired by the Erechtheion in Athens.
Given the connection between music and the sacred, it's not a huge leap from reading the Bible to performing it, at least, according to Jeff Barker, a theater professor at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He chose several themed stories from the old testament to create Terror Texts: The Musical, an adaptation of verses from the King James Bible to stage. (An article from the AP makes it clear that it's a direct adaptation, rather than an interpretation like Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar.) Barker chose essentially horror stories from the Old Testament, featuring cannibalism, rape, and a bear that mauls children.
In archeo-religious news, I've been following the discovery of a tomb that probably belongs to King Herod, as well as his wife. National Geographic just did a full article on the king's architectural legacy, which I haven't read in full yet, but am looking forward to finishing.
Lots of interesting stuff going on in the mytho-religious world!
