Author
David W. Stowe
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
January 2021
Today's Price
£58.79
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
How Sweet the Sound
Today's Price £58.79
Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.
FREE delivery on orders over £10
Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK
with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies
Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used
by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools
Author
David W. Stowe
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
January 2021
£58.79
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
How Sweet the Sound
Today's Price £58.79
Add both to basket for £61.77
Musical expression is at the heart of the American spiritual experience. And nowhere can you gauge the depth of spiritual belief and practice more than through the music that fills America's houses of worship. Most amazing is how sacred music has been shaped by the exchanges of diverse peoples over time. How Sweet the Sound traces the evolution of sacred music from colonial times to the present, from the Puritans to Sun Ra, and shows how these cultural encounters have produced a rich harvest of song and faith. Pursuing the intimate relationship between music and spirituality in America, Stowe focuses on the central creative moments in the unfolding life of sacred song. He fills his pages with the religious music of Indians, Shakers, Mormons, Moravians, African-Americans, Jews, Buddhists, and others. Juxtaposing music cultures across region, ethnicity, and time, he suggests the range and cross-fertilisation of religious beliefs and musical practices that have formed the spiritual customs of the United States, producing a multireligious, multicultural brew.
Stowe traces the evolution of sacred music from hymns to hip-hop, finding Christian psalms deeply accented by the traditions of Judaism, and Native American and Buddhist customs influenced by Protestant Christianity. He shows how the creativity and malleability of sacred music can explain the proliferation of various forms of faith and the high rates of participation they've sustained. Its evolution truly parallels the evolution of American pluralism.
Author
David W. Stowe
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
January 2021
Weight
686g
Page Count
384
Dimensions
163 x 238 x 33 mm
ISBN
9780674012905
ISBN-10
0674012909
Eden Code
4577665
More Information
Author/Creator: David W. Stowe
ISBN: 9780674012905
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: January 2021
Weight: 686g
Dimensions: 163 x 238 x 33 mm
Eden Code: 4577665