The gnostic heritage of heavy metal

The religious impulse in early Heavy Metal music is fundamentally Gnostic. An ancient religious tradition emphasising the rule of evil and the remoteness of salvation, Gnosticism was integrated into hard rock music in the late 1960s. Early Heavy Metal musicians encountered Gnosticism as it had been...

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Main Author: Belgrad, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2016]
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-294
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Heavy metal / Gnosis
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BF Gnosticism
Online Access: Volltext (doi)