How do people use music to heal themselves and others? Are the
healing powers of music universal or culturally specific? The
essays in this volume address these two central questions as to
music's potential as a therapeutic source. The contributors
approach the study of music healing from social, cultural and
historical backgrounds, and in so doing provide perspectives on the
subject which complement the wealth of existing literature by
practitioners. The forms of music therapy explored in the book
exemplify the well-being that can be experienced as a result of
participating in any type of musical or artistic performance. Case
studies include examples from the Bolivian Andes, Africa and
Western Europe, as well as an assessment of the role of Islamic
traditions in Western practices. These case studies introduce some
new, and possibly unfamiliar models of musical healing to music
therapists, ethnomusicologists and anthropologists. The book
contributes to our understanding of the transformative and healing
roles that music plays in different societies, and so enables us
better to understand the important part music contributes to our
own cultures.
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