-
Music in American Religious Experience (Paperback)
$35.00 - Save $1.57 (4%) - RRP $36.57 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Music in American Religious ExperienceSince the appearance of The Bay Psalm Book in 1640, music has served as a defining factor for American religious experience and has been of fundamental importance in the development of American identity and psyche. The essays in this long-awaited volume explore the diverse ways in which music shapes the distinctive presence of religion in the United States and address the fullness of music's prese...
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Published: 08 December 2005
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Music Reviews & Criticism | Sacred & Religious Music | Spirituality & Religious Experience
- ISBN 13: 9780195173048 ISBN 10: 019517304X
Other books
Full description for Music in American Religious Experience
Since the appearance of The Bay Psalm Book in 1640, music has served as a defining factor for American religious experience and has been of fundamental importance in the development of American identity and psyche. The essays in this long-awaited volume explore the diverse ways in which music shapes the distinctive presence of religion in the United States and address the fullness of music's presence in American religious history. Timely, challenging, and stimulating, this collection will appeal to students and scholars of American history, American studies, religious studies, theology, musicology, and ethnomusicology, as well as to practicing sacred musicians.
