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Music and religious change among progressive Jews in London : being liberal and doing traditional /
This book analyses the role of music in processes of religious change in contemporary progressive Judaism. Based on ethnographic research conducted in London, it illustrates a growing trend among progressive Jews in the West today: the desire to combine liberal theology with forms of practice experi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Background of the Study: Entering the Research Field; The Three 'Turns'; Outline of the Study; Chapter One: Theoretical Starting Points; Researching Vernacular Religion; Music as a Hallmark of Contemporary Religiosity; Jewish Music and Change: Special Focus Areas; A New Sonic Space for Jewish Music; Chapter Two: Entering the Ethnographic Field; Methodological Perspectives; Introducing the Ethnography; Features in the Interview Material; "Religion is a Complicated Matter"; Chapter Three: Dinah; "Doing Jewish" the Traditional Way.
- "Niggunim Can Feel Evangelical""The Physicality of Music"; "Prayer Is Possible Only When Women and Men Are Fully Equal"; Chapter Four: Micah; Changing Jewish Identity; "Music as a Mystical Practice"; Poetic Beauty
- Intellectual Integrity; Chapter Five: Esther; "Moving to the Right Liturgically"; "God Is the Hardest Thing to Talk about in Words"; Looking Backwards, Moving Forwards; Chapter Six: David; "The Idea of Pure, Rational Religion Is a Very Dated One"; Musical Explorations; "An Association with the 'Old World'"; Chapter Seven: Rachel; Turning to Tradition; Music Comes First.
- Not an Isolated JourneyConclusion; Music as an Instigator and Insignia of Religious Change; The Three Turns Confirmed, Challenged and Contradicted; The Role of Music and Concrete Musical Practices; The Broader Implications for the Jewish Sonic Space; Appendix; Glossary; References; Websites; Index; About the Author.