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- ItemSilence and song : a practical-theological exploration of the healing dimensions of music within an Anglican context(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03-31) Groenewald, Ulric Anton; Cilliers, Johan; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Practical Theology and Missiology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sound needs silence and silence calls for sound. This interplay between silence and sound forms part of a hermeneutic of sound, and contributes to the dimensions of healing. The researcher made use of literature (review) study, combined with ethnographic research to explore the healing dimensions of music within an Anglican context. There are similarities between sacred chants and choruses being sung within the South African context, and this research sets out to highlight it. Sacred music creates a liminal experience and this is evident of the referential power vested in music. Music and music therapy contributes to psychological and emotional healing.