The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music is the first comprehensive analysis of the most important themes and concepts in this field. Drawing on contemporary research from religious studies, theology, sociology, ethnography, and cultural studies, the volume comprises thirty-one specifically commissioned essays from a team of international experts. The chapters explore the principal areas of inquiry and point to new directions for scholarship. Featuring chapters on methodology, key genres, religious traditions and popular music subcultures, this volume provides the essential reference point for anyone with an interest in religion and popular music as well as popular culture more broadly. Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Paganism and occultism. Coverage of genres and religion ranges from heavy metal, rap and hip hop to country music and film and television music. Edited by Christopher Partridge and Marcus Moberg, this Handbook defines the research field and provides an accessible entry point for new researchers in the field.>

About the author

Christopher Partridge is Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, UK. He is the author of several books, including High Culture: Drugs, Mysticism, and the Pursuit of Transcendence in the Modern World (2018) and Mortality and Music: Popular Music and the Awareness of Death (2015)Marcus Moberg is Senior Researcher in the Department of Comparative Religion at Abo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. His research interests include the sociology of religion, media and culture, religion, markets and consumer culture studies, and the discursive study of religion.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Moberg, Christopher Partridge, Christopher (University of Lancaster Partridge
• Assisted by: Marcus Moberg (Editor), Marcus (Abo Akademi University Moberg (Editor), Christopher Partridge (Editor), Christopher (University of Lancaster Partridge (Editor), Partridge Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781474237338
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-3733-8
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion; Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religi; Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, MUSIC / Religious / General, Theory of music & musicology, Theory of music and musicology, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music