Overview

In Sacred Song in America, Stephen A. Marini explores the full range of American sacred music and demonstrates how the meanings and functions of this musical expression can contribute to a greater understanding of religious culture. Marini examines the role of sacred song across the United States, from the musical traditions of Native Americans and the Hispanic peoples of the Southwest, to the Sacred Harp singers of the rural South and the Jewish music revival to the music of the Mormon, Catholic, and Black churches. Including chapters on New Age and Neo-Pagan music, gospel music, and hymnals as well as interviews with iconic composers of religious music, Sacred Song in America pursues a historical, musicological, and theoretical inquiry into the complex roles of ritual music in the public religious culture of contemporary America.

Full Product Details

Author:   Stephen A. Marini
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
Imprint:   University of Illinois Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780252078033

ISBN 10:   0252078039
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   13 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

"Preface and Acknowledgments   ix Introduction: What Is Sacred Song?   1 PART 1: GREAT TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN SACRED SONG 1. Songway: Sacred-Song Traditions of Native America   17 2. Pilgrimage and Penitence: Sacred-Song Traditions of the Hispanic Southwest   39 3. Sacred Harp Singing: Continuity and Change in the American Singing-School Tradition   68 4. ""Is It Going to Save Someone?"": The Black Church at Song   100 5. Klezmorim and Sephardim: The Jewish Music Revival   130 PART 2: SACRED SONG AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN RELIGION 6. New Music of teh Spheres: From the New Age to Neo-Paganism   163 7. Contested Praise: A Tale of Two Hymnals   184 8. Mormons and Music: Maintaining and Mainstreaming Sectarian Identity   213 9. Troubadour for the Lord: Catholic Charismatics and Sacred Song   239 10. The Conservatory Tradition: Interviews with Daniel Pinkham and Neely Bruce   264 11. Gospel Music: Sacred Song and teh Marketplace   296 Conclusion: American Sacred Song and the Meaning of Religious Culture   321 Appendix: Music Examples   331 Index of Titles and First Lines   377 Index of Names and Subjects   383"

Reviews

"""The breadth of Marini's study is staggering... [A] solid contribution to the all-too sparse number of works that recognize the rich contribution of American sacred music."" Journal of Southern Religion ""A deeply reflective text, layered with multiple literary and musical references... An excellent text for the classroom."" Journal of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion ""A wealth of information as well as readable, thought provoking interpretations... Marini has produced a volume of value for those interested in American religion and music as well as for specialists in cultural history."" Theology Today ""This unusually fine and important book has no parallel. I know of no other book on American religious music with as wide a sweep. As a historian of American religion, and as a student and practitioner of sacred music, Marini is simply and utterly unique."" Harvey Cox, Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and the author of The Secular City and Fire from Heaven ""Enlightening, well informed, and sophisticated. I know of nothing like it."" Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History"

""The breadth of Marini's study is staggering... [A] solid contribution to the all-too sparse number of works that recognize the rich contribution of American sacred music."" Journal of Southern Religion ""A deeply reflective text, layered with multiple literary and musical references... An excellent text for the classroom."" Journal of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion ""A wealth of information as well as readable, thought provoking interpretations... Marini has produced a volume of value for those interested in American religion and music as well as for specialists in cultural history."" Theology Today ""This unusually fine and important book has no parallel. I know of no other book on American religious music with as wide a sweep. As a historian of American religion, and as a student and practitioner of sacred music, Marini is simply and utterly unique."" Harvey Cox, Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and the author of The Secular City and Fire from Heaven ""Enlightening, well informed, and sophisticated. I know of nothing like it."" Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History

The breadth of Marini's study is staggering... [A] solid contribution to the all-too sparse number of works that recognize the rich contribution of American sacred music. Journal of Southern Religion A deeply reflective text, layered with multiple literary and musical references... An excellent text for the classroom. Journal of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion A wealth of information as well as readable, thought provoking interpretations... Marini has produced a volume of value for those interested in American religion and music as well as for specialists in cultural history. Theology Today This unusually fine and important book has no parallel. I know of no other book on American religious music with as wide a sweep. As a historian of American religion, and as a student and practitioner of sacred music, Marini is simply and utterly unique. Harvey Cox, Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and the author of The Secular City and Fire from Heaven Enlightening, well informed, and sophisticated. I know of nothing like it. Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History

Author Information

Stephen A. Marini is Elisabeth Luce Moore Professor of Christian Studies and a professor of American religion and ethics at Wellesley College. He is the author of Radical Sects of Revolutionary New England.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions