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Traces of the Spirit

The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music [Paperback]

by Robin Sylvan

    • Author

      Robin Sylvan

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      New York University Press

    • Published

      July 2002

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      This text examines the religious dimensions of popular music subcultures, charting the influence and religious aspects of popular music in contemporary mainstream culture and analysing the religious significance of the audience's experiences, rituals and worldviews. Sylvan contends that popular music subcultures serve the function of religious communities and represent a new and significant religious phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork using interviews and participant observations, Sylvan examines such subcultures as the Deadheads, raves and their participants, metalheads and hip hop culture. Based on these case studies, he offers a theoretical framework in which to study music and popular culture. In addition, he traces the history of West African possession religion from Africa to the diaspora to it integration into American popular music in such genres as the blues, rock and roll and contemporary musical youth subcultures.

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      • Author

        Robin Sylvan

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        New York University Press

      • Published

        July 2002

      • Weight

        423g

      • Page Count

        291

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9780814798096

      • ISBN-10

        0814798098

      • Eden Code

        1903246

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      • Author/Creator: Robin Sylvan

      • ISBN: 9780814798096

      • Publisher: New York University Press

      • Release Date: July 2002

      • Weight: 423g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 1903246


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