Contemporary music and spirituality /
Contemporary music and spirituality /
edited by Sander van Maas, Robert Sholl.
- Farnham : Ashgate, 2013.
- 270 p. ; 24 cm.
This volume provides an exploration of the state of contemporary spiritual music in its musical, cultural, religious-spiritual and conceptual-philosophical aspects. At the heart of the book are issues that consider the role of secularization, the claims of modernity and post-modernity concerning the status of art and the possibilities for its rejuvenation, the role of economic and media factors, subjective responses such as faith and experience, and the cultural hegemony of western traditions and the cultural diversification of these ideas into other genres and media, including popular music and film music.
Specialized.
9781409440581 (hbk.) : £60.00
Spirituality in music.
Music--History and criticism.--20th century
Music.
781.1'2'0904
This volume provides an exploration of the state of contemporary spiritual music in its musical, cultural, religious-spiritual and conceptual-philosophical aspects. At the heart of the book are issues that consider the role of secularization, the claims of modernity and post-modernity concerning the status of art and the possibilities for its rejuvenation, the role of economic and media factors, subjective responses such as faith and experience, and the cultural hegemony of western traditions and the cultural diversification of these ideas into other genres and media, including popular music and film music.
Specialized.
9781409440581 (hbk.) : £60.00
Spirituality in music.
Music--History and criticism.--20th century
Music.
781.1'2'0904