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Abstract
This book analyses religion and change in relation to music within the context of contemporary progressive Judaism. It argues that music plays a central role as a driving force for religious change, comprising several elements seen as central to contemporary religiosity in general: participation, embodiment, experience, emotions and creativity. Focusing on the progressive Anglo-Jewish milieu today, the study investigates how responses to these processes of change are negotiated individually and collectively and what role is allotted to music in this context. Building on ethnographic research conducted at Leo Baeck College in London (2014–2016), it maps how theologically unsystematic life-views take form through everyday musical practices related to institutional religion, identifying three theoretically relevant processes at work: the reflexive turn, the turn within and the turn to tradition.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | |
Print ISBNs | 978-1-4985-4220-3 |
Electronic ISBNs | 978-1-4985-4221-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
MoE publication type | G4 Doctoral dissertation (monograph) |
Keywords
- Jewish Studies
- religious change
- Jewish music
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Singing a Wordless Niggun. Contemporary Jewish Perspectives
Ruth Illman (Speaker)
Sept 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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Musiken som drivkraft för religiös förändring: en fältstudie i dagens judiska London
Ruth Illman (Speaker)
Sept 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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Music as a Driving Force for Religious Change. The Case of Niggunim
Ruth Illman (Speaker)
Jun 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk