TY - BOOK AU - Maas,Sander van AU - Sholl,Robert TI - Contemporary music and spirituality SN - 9781409440581 (hbk.) : U1 - 781.1'2'0904 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Farnham PB - Ashgate KW - Spirituality in music KW - Music KW - 20th century KW - History and criticism KW - eflch N1 - Specialized N2 - 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 ER -