Bluegrass and religion
"Divided into two parts, this book first gives a historical account of the relationship between Old Time and Bluegrass Music and Religion. The second part of the book is based on ethnographic Field Work, from both the US and the UK, including textual analysis of songs and participant observatio...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
Bloomsbury Academic
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Bloomsbury studies in religion and popular music
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Südstaaten, USA
/ Bluegrass music
/ Christianity
/ Evangelical movement
/ Religious change
/ Atheism
/ History 1938-2023
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBQ North America KDG Free church TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Bluegrass music (Great Britain)
Religious aspects
B Old-time music Religious aspects B Bluegrass music Religious aspects |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "Divided into two parts, this book first gives a historical account of the relationship between Old Time and Bluegrass Music and Religion. The second part of the book is based on ethnographic Field Work, from both the US and the UK, including textual analysis of songs and participant observation of concerts and interviews with performers. Selected interviews with musicians provide fresh insight into the religious practices and intentions of key performers. The differences of context between the US and the UK are considered as they relate to issues of post Christian sensibilities and non-religion"-- Bluegrass and the Sacred : Fragments and Origins -- Moments : Religious, Less Religious, and Might Be Religious -- Farther Along and Wayfaring Stranger : Religion, Performance, and Genre -- A Man of Constant Sorrow : The Gospel According to Bluegrass -- Mountain Music : Literature and Myth -- Bluegrass Enthusiasts : Talking About the Songs -- Religion, Belonging and Meaning : Interviewing Bluegrass Enthusiasts -- Religion Theology and Bluegrass : Persistence, Change, and Presence. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | ix, 211 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-350-17568-6 978-1-350-56967-6 |
