So Many Paths: Reconsidering the Secular/Sacred Divide in Popular Music
Much of the literature on popular culture and spirituality continues to rely on a categorical distinction between the sacred and the secular. Studies which challenge this well-worn dichotomy tend to be artist- or genre-specific, or without a robust sample, leaving the prevalence of spirituality with...
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Oxford Graduate School
2021
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Journal of sociology and Christianity
Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 5-34 |
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