The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music: : Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion Christopher Partridge Bloomsbury Academic

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music

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Now available in paperback, this Handbook covers the most important themes and concepts in the field of religion and popular music. Edited by Christopher Partridge and Marcus Moberg, it provides an accessible entry point for those new to the field.

Drawing on contemporary research from religious studies, theology, sociology, ethnography, and cultural studies, the volume comprises thirty-one specifically commissioned essays from a team of international experts. The chapters explore the main areas of inquiry and point to new directions for research. Featuring chapters on methodology, key genres, religious traditions and popular music subcultures, this volume is essential reading for anyone with an interest in religion and popular music as well as popular culture more broadly.

Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Paganism and occultism. Coverage of genres and religion ranges from heavy metal, rap and hip hop to country music and film and television music.

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List of Contributors
Introduction: Religion and Popular Music, Marcus Moberg & Christopher Partridge
Part One: The Study of Religion and Popular Music: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodologies and Issues
1. Ethnography, Popular Music and Religion, (Andy Bennett, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
2. Emotion, Meaning and Popular Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK)
3. Music, Religion, Protest, (Ian Peddie, Sul Ross State University, USA)
4. Censorship, religion and popular music, (Michael Drewett, Rhodes University, South Africa)
5. Feminism, Gender and Popular Music, Alison Stone (Lancaster University, UK)
Part Two: Religious Perspectives
6. The Bible and Popular Music, (Michael Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada)
7. Theology, Imagination and Popular Music, (Gavin Hopps, University of Saint Andrews, UK)
8. Christianity, Worship and Popular Music, (Thomas Wagner, University of Edinburgh, UK)
9. Contemporary Christian Music, (Shawn Young, York College of Pennsylvania, USA)
10. Islam and Popular Music, (Jonas Otterbeck & Göran Larsson, Lund University & Gothenburg University, Sweden)
11. Jews, Judaism and Popular Music, (Jon Stratton, Curtin University, Australia)
12. Hinduism and Popular Music, (Anjali Roy, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India)
13. Buddhism and Popular Music, (Jeffrey Cupchik, University of Calgary, Canada)
14. Japanese Religion and Popular Music, (Jennifer Matsue, Union College, USA)
15. Chinese Religions and Popular Music, (Vicky Ho, Hong Kong)
16. Paganism and Popular Music, (Donna Weston, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
17. Popular Music and the Occult, (Kennet Granholm, University of Stockholm, Sweden)
18. Caribbean Religions and Popular Music, (David Moskowitz, University of South Dakota, US)
Part Three: Genres
19. Heavy Metal, (Marcus Moberg, Abo Akademi, Finland)
20. Pop and Rock, (Clive Marsh, University of Leicester, UK)
21. Punk and Hardcore, (Ibrahim Abraham, University of Helsinki, Finland & Francis Stewart, University of Stirling, UK)
22. Reggae, (Christopher Partridge, University of Lancaster, UK)
23. Folk Music, (Vaughan Roberts, Rector at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, UK)
24. Country Music, (Leigh Edwards, Florida State University, USA)
25. Electronic Dance Music, (Graham St. John, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
26. Blues and Jazz, (David Cheetham, University of Birmingham, UK)
27. Psychedelic Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK)
28. Rap and Hip Hop, (Joseph Winters, Duke University, USA)
29. Goth Music and Subculture, (Isabella van Elferen, Kingston University, UK)
30. Ambient Music, (Rupert Till, Huddersfield University, UK)
31. Popular Music & the Religious Screen, (Mark Evans, Macquarie University, Australia & Brent Keogh, independent academic)
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Index

Product details

Published	Feb 21 2019
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	440
ISBN	9781350082625
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions	10 x 7 inches
Series	Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

[The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music] has a great deal to offer to students
and instructors … This is a useful resource indeed.

Religious Studies Review
As an introduction to the field for students on college and university courses, as well as researchers and librarians and the general reader, this handbook is very useful. Librarians, in particular where cross-disciplinary and cultural studies programs operate, will find the bibliography (cumulative at the end and perceptive in its own right) most timely.

Reference Reviews
The challenges of creating a comprehensive reader on religion and popular music are manifold. From the religious studies side arise questions about what counts as religion … From the music studies side, scholars face vexing questions about how to define popular music … Fortunately the editors and contributors to The Bloomsbury Reader of Religion and Popular Music have confronted these questions squarely and risen to the challenge.

Reading Religion
All the chapters in this excellent volume are accessible to readers without being a specialist in any of these particular academic disciplines … An excellent introduction to what is gradually being recognized as an important area of study … The Handbook will be of interest to musicologists, who are curious about the religious aspects of popular music; religious studies scholars and students who wish to know more about the importance of music for religions; and for anyone in cultural studies. I will certainly be using this Handbook for a number of my modules.

British Association for the Study of Religions Bulletin
The 'Genres' section of the book is a very useful tool, giving go-to summaries, critical reviews of the literature and useful historical context ... As a whole in challenging concepts of strict distinctions between institutional religions and religiously tinged cultural practices outside of them, this volume achieves something of significance and offers many possible directions for further study when read through the lens of an interest in celebrity.

Celebrity Studies
The book's relevance to religious studies is not limited to connections between 'religion' and 'popular music': it also reflects a wider scope of research interests and phenomena in contemporary societies.

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