The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music

Christopher Partridge* (Editor), Marcus Moberg (Editor)

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The second edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music provides an updated, state-of-the-art analysis of the most important themes and concepts in the field, combining research in religious studies, theology, critical musicology, cultural analysis, and sociology.

It comprises 30 updated essays and six new chapters covering the following areas:

· Popular Music, Religion, and Performance
· Musicological Perspectives
· Popular Music and Religious Syncretism
· Atheism and Popular Music
· Industrial Music and Noise
· K-pop

The Handbook continues to provide a guide to methodology, key genres and popular music subcultures, as well as an extensive updated bibliography. It remains the essential tool for anyone with an interest in popular culture generally and religion and popular music in particular.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherBloomsbury academic
Number of pages512
ISBN (Print)9781350286979
Publication statusPublished - 2023
MoE publication typeC2 Edited work

Keywords

  • Religion and popular music
  • popular music

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