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The Sound of Religion

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
An intriguing article went up yesterday on The Conversation casting a spotlight on how different religions can be characterized by the sounds they produce during their practices - and how that has changed during the pandemic. Enter the American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP), a collaborative research endeavor that interprets religious diversity by studying the sounds of religious culture.

"...for all audiences, we hope our site will educate you, engage you, and inspire you to think in new ways about religion and its place in American life. As you spend time exploring our site, we invite you to consider: How does our understanding of religion change when we begin by listening for it?"

You can see a gallery of their projects here - American Religious Sounds Project Gallery – American Religious Sounds Project Gallery

What are the sounds of your religion? :D

 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
An intriguing article went up yesterday on The Conversation casting a spotlight on how different religions can be characterized by the sounds they produce during their practices - and how that has changed during the pandemic. Enter the American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP), a collaborative research endeavor that interprets religious diversity by studying the sounds of religious culture.

"...for all audiences, we hope our site will educate you, engage you, and inspire you to think in new ways about religion and its place in American life. As you spend time exploring our site, we invite you to consider: How does our understanding of religion change when we begin by listening for it?"

You can see a gallery of their projects here - American Religious Sounds Project Gallery – American Religious Sounds Project Gallery

What are the sounds of your religion? :D

A tremendous variety of music, and Vedic chanting.
 

`mud

Just old
Premium Member
butterflies have very interesting shadows, don't they,
and they are almost silent, sans the light nearly gone.
If, and I wish, that I be scattered here, to join my Spirit.
In the `heaven` of our garden, amongst the Stuff, we'll be.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
butterflies have very interesting shadows, don't they,
and they are almost silent, sans the light nearly gone.
If, and I wish, that I be scattered here, to join my Spirit.
In the `heaven` of our garden, amongst the Stuff, we'll be.

A small child I once knew called them Flutterbies, which I figured was a more appropriate name, as one fluttered by.
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
An intriguing article went up yesterday on The Conversation casting a spotlight on how different religions can be characterized by the sounds they produce during their practices - and how that has changed during the pandemic. Enter the American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP), a collaborative research endeavor that interprets religious diversity by studying the sounds of religious culture.

"...for all audiences, we hope our site will educate you, engage you, and inspire you to think in new ways about religion and its place in American life. As you spend time exploring our site, we invite you to consider: How does our understanding of religion change when we begin by listening for it?"

You can see a gallery of their projects here - American Religious Sounds Project Gallery – American Religious Sounds Project Gallery

What are the sounds of your religion? :D

Sound of the wind :)
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
The "ah" sound is common to many religions. Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Rama, Yahweh.

I started thinking about this when I wondered a bit about the effect of chanting with a certain sound. I never went very deeply into that topic, but it did engage me for a time.
 

`mud

Just old
Premium Member
All those beautiful uhhh sounds, all end with--- `God`, wha's with that !

Goduh didit
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
Haha... I think tha's one of mine too, but more specifically the sound of wind through foliage, whether deciduous forest leaves or the tallgrass prairie. Wind sounds different depending on the Land it interacts with.
Maybe the sound change according to what religion one follow to? :)
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
A small child I once knew called them Flutterbies, which I figured was a more appropriate name, as one fluttered by.


I still do, it describes them far better than spreading one on your toast.

Most people accept my quirk.
 
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