The Theology and Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas in the 
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Oliviera Messiaena recepcja i adaptacja teologii i estetyki Tomasza z Akwinu
The Theology and Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas in the Compositions of Olivier Messiaen

Author(s): Siglind Bruhn
Contributor(s): Władysław Chłopicki (Translator)
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego

Summary/Abstract: As Messiaen told interviewers, he began reading books on theology already as a teenager. Mystics like John of Ruusbroec, Thomas à Kempis, and Thomas Merton as well as saints like Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, Catherine of

  • Issue Year: III/2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 23-52
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish