Theology and Protest Music

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Songs of protest have been inspiring activists for millennia, and continue to be created, shared, and reworked across musical genres. From the prophet Habakkuk as proto-protest singer, through a broad spectrum of twentieth and twenty-first century artists and diverse faith traditions, Theology and Protest Music gathers compelling contributions that examine Brazilian eschatology, Black liberation and womanism, esoteric Islam in Five Percenter rap, heavy metal as anti-theology, Howard Thurman’s relevance to jazz, Cuban Santería priest Pedrito Martinez’ sacred Batá drumming, as well as theological reflections on Jay-Z, Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and the social justice chorale movement. Those interested in theology and popular culture, as well as scholars of music, social justice, racial identity, LGBTQ+ studies, and gender studies will find new aspects of the broad spectrum of protest music and its diverse spiritual connections. Theology and Protest Music also features invited contributions by pioneering choral activist Catherine Roma and world-renowned performer, composer, and educator Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-03-31
Mått157 x 236 x 26 mm
Vikt649 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTheology, Religion, and Pop Culture
Antal sidor360
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareBivins,JasonC.
ISBN9781978713444

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Diskriminering och rättvisa inom Samhalle och politik
Politisk aktivism inom Samhalle och politik

IntroductionHeidi M. Altman and Jonathan H. Harwell1.How Long? Habakkuk the Prophet as Proto-Protest SingerAndrew Zack Lewis2.Already and Not Yet: Eschatology in Brazilian Protest Songs (1960s-1990s)Joêzer de Souza Mendonça and Allan Macedo de Novaes3.From “We Shall Overcome” to “We Gon’ Be Alright:” How Social Movement Styles Influence Black Liberation Protest MusicShaonta’ E. Allen4.A Continuing Call from the Voice in the Wilderness: Jay-Z’s “Spiritual”Rev. Santarvis Brown and Brent Swanson5.From Ghetto to Gods, from Protest to Priest: The (Pro)creative Transformation of Self in Five Percenter Rap and Its Analogies to Sapiental Traditions in Islamic TheologyMartin Abdel Matin Gansinger6.Wholeness and Hoeness: The Protest for Black Women’s Sexual LiberationRistina Gooden7.“To Rise Beyond Jesus”: Heavy Metal as Anti-Theological ProtestJackson T. Reinhardt8.Howard Thurman and the Meaning of JazzDaryl Russell Grigsby9.Conjuring in the Concert Hall:

These passionate essays show us that music can do powerful theological work, and remind us how religious concerns have shaped the musical imagination of dissidents and activists across time and space. Ranging from the prophets Habbakuk and Howard Thurman to Wynton Marsalis and Megan Thee Stallion, the best of these essays combine erudite theological meditations with fine-grained analyses of particular song forms, genres and social movements. Overall, this book provides an ear-opening guide to the fractures and altercations that characterize our deeply fraught historical moment.