A parish is defined acoustically by the range of its church bell.

Evidence

The most salient sound signal in the Christian community is the church bell. In a very real sense it defines the community, for the parish is an acoustic space, circumscribed by the range of the church bell. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 191

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the key concept that community boundaries are acoustic, defined by bell range.
• XREF: Connects to Schafer’s broader keynote/signal/soundmark taxonomy laid out earlier in the book. — connects to: Distance and atmosphere transform church bells into evocative legato sound — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 193; Communities can be defined by sound range rather than territory — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 703
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 191

Broader Connections

• Communities can be defined by sound range rather than territory #exemplifies (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 703