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Intercultural education through music: towards a culture of tolerance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Elizabeth Oehrle
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Abstract

A UNESCO Commission reported that many conflicts originate from cultural incompatibility. One of the four principles drawn up in Chicago (1993) by leaders of the world's religions was that people must commit themselves to a culture of tolerance. Such a commitment would improve our capacity to move towards greater understanding. Wide ranging views of recognized educators and ethnomusicologists lend support to the notion that increased comprehension, sensibility, even unity, is derived from intercultural education through music.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , July 1996 , pp. 95 - 100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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