{"product_id":"traces-of-the-spirit-the-religious-dimensions-of-popular-music-9780814798096","title":"Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eSylvan's thesis furnishes far more of the same valued experiences than is usually realized: ritual activity, communal ceremony, a philosophy and worldview, a code for living one's life, a cultural identity, a social structure, a sense of belonging, and crucially, Sylvan argues encounters with the numinous.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Most studies of the religious significance of popular music focus on music lyrics, offering little insight into the religious aspects of the music itself. \u003cb\u003eTraces of the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e examines the religious dimensions of popular music subcultures, charting the influence and religious aspects of popular music in mainstream culture today and analyzing 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. \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork using interviews and participant observation, Sylvan examines such subcultures as the Deadheads, raves and their participants, metalheads, and Hip Hop culture. Based on these case studies, he offers a comprehensive 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 its integration into American popular music in such genres as the blues, rock and roll, and contemporary musical youth subcultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Sylvan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.34w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814798096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylvan, Robin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRobin Sylvan\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts at the College of Wooster in Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183710318707,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dad2bce4-5d22-4ec9-abd0-22ddb510f933.jpg?v=1655558568","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/traces-of-the-spirit-the-religious-dimensions-of-popular-music-9780814798096","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}