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Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine

  • Written by Jeffers Engelhardt, Professor of Music, Amherst College
imageMembers of the Alevi Muslim community perform a ritual semah dance during celebrations for Norooz, or the Persian New Year, in Berlin.Adam Berry/Getty Images

As someone who teaches and researches music and religion, I’ve always been curious about inspiration and how it connects humans to other beings.

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