Contemporary music and spirituality / edited by Sander van Maas, Robert Sholl.
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TextPublication details: Farnham : Ashgate, 2013Description: 270 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781409440581 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Spirituality in music | Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism | MusicDDC classification: 781.1'2'0904 Summary: 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.
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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.
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