Noise and Spirit : The Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities of Rap Music
Anthony B. Pinn
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Annen tittel | |
|---|---|
| Utgitt | New York : : NYU Press, , 2003.
|
| Omfang | 1 online resource (225 p.)
|
| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction Making a World with a Beat: Musical Expression'sRelationship to Religious Identity and Experience; PART I Rap and Religious Traditions; 1 African American Christian Rap: Facing "Truth" andResisting It; 2 A Jihad of Words: The Evolution of African AmericanIslam and Contemporary Hip-Hop; 3 Rap, Reggae, and Religion: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance; 4 "Handlin' My Business": Exploring Rap's HumanistSensibilities; PART II Rap and Issues of ""Spirit"" and ""Spirituality""; 5 Bringing Noise, Conjuring Spirit: Rap as Spiritual Practice. - 6 Rap as Wrap and Rapture: North American PopularCulture and the Denial of Death7 The Spirit Is Willing and So Is the Flesh: The Queenin Hip-Hop Culture; PART III Rap and the Art of ""Theologizing""; 8 The Rub: Markets, Morals, and the "Theologizing" of Music; 9 Rap, Religion, and New Realities: The Emergence of aReligious Discourse in Rap Music; Selected Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index. - Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap has deep connections to African American religious traditions. Noise and Spirit explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap stemming from Islam (including the Nation of Islam and Five Percent Nation), Rastafarianism, and Humanism, as well as Christianity. The volume examines rap's dialogue with religious traditions, from the ways in which Islamic rap music is used as a method of religious and political instruction to the uses of both the blues and Blac
|
| Emner | |
| Sjanger | |
| Dewey | |
| ISBN | 0814766978. - 0814766994
|
