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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music

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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.

Author Biography:

Christopher Partridge is Professor of Religious Studies at Lancaster University, UK. His publications include High Culture: Drugs, Mysticism, and the Pursuit of Transcendence in the Modern World (2018), Mortality and Music: Popular Music and the Awareness of Death (2015),The Lyre of Orpheus: Popular Music, the Sacred and the Profane (2014), and Dub in Babylon: Understanding the Evolution and Significance of Dub Reggae in Jamaica and Britain from King Tubby to Post-punk (2010). He is editor of the book series, Bloomsbury Studies in Religion and Popular Music. Marcus Moberg is Professor of the Study of Religions at Ã…bo Akademi University, Finland. His publications include Religion, Discourse, and Society (2022), Digital Media, Young Adults and Religion (2020, co-ed), Church, Market, and Media (2017), Christian Metal (Bloomsbury, 2015), and Religion, Media, and Social Change (2014, co-ed.).
Release date NZ
July 24th, 2025
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Christopher Partridge
  • Edited by Marcus Moberg
Pages
512
Dimensions
169x244x25
ISBN-13
9781350286870
Product ID
38136519

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