The Book of the Dove (1919) - Page 11


Book I, Chapter V. On music . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	118
Section I. On the views of those solitaries who reject music.	118
Section II. On the worldly view of those who, along with music, also declare musical instruments and dance allowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	120
Section III. On the true view of those who declare music partly allowed partly forbidden . . . . . . . . .	121
Section IV. Since when and by whom singing has been introduced into the Syriac church . . . . . . . .	124
Section V. On the causes through which music has been introduced into the church. . . . . . . . . .	125
Section VI. On the cause of the delight springing from music.	126
Section VII. On the natural foundation of music . . . . . .	127
Section VIII. On the ranks of intelligence concerning the reciting of Psalms and their sentences . . . . .	129
Section IX. On the influence of music on the souls . . . .	132
LIST of technical terms in Syriac, Arabic and Greek . . . . .	135
GENERAL REGISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	143
CORRIGENDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	152