Noise and Spirit : The Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities of Rap Music /

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Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap has deep connections to African American religious traditions.Noise and Spirit explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap stemming from Islam (including th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baker-Fletcher, Garth Kasimu (Contribuidor), Banfield, William C. (Contribuidor), Floyd-Thomas, Juan M. (Contribuidor), Johnson, Leola A. (Contribuidor), Perkinson, James W. (Contribuidor), Pinn, Anthony B. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Taylor, Mark Lewis (Contribuidor), Watkins, Ralph C. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2003]
Temas:
Rap (Music) > Religious aspects.
RELIGION / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART 1 Rap and Religious Traditions
  • 1 African American Christian Rap: Facing "Truth" and Resisting It
  • 2 A Jihad of Words
  • 3 Rap, Reggae, and Religion
  • 4 "Handlin'My Business"
  • PART II
  • 5 Bringing Noise, Conjuring Spirit
  • 6 Rap as Wrap and Rapture
  • 7 The Spirit Is Willing and So Is the Flesh
  • PART III Rap and the Art of "Theologizing"
  • 8 The Rub
  • 9 Rap, Religion, and New Realities
  • Selected Bibliography
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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