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The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music
Teresa L Reed
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Description for The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music
Paperback. Explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of 20th-century African Americans. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts that shaped them, Teresa L. Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way African Americans convey religious sentiment in styles ranging from blues to gangsta rap. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: AVG; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Winner of the 2004 ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded Rock, Rhythm & Blues or Soul, The Holy Profane explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of twentieth-century African American artists as diverse as Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tupac Shakur. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts which shaped those lyrics, Teresa L. Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way African Americans convey religious sentiment in styles such as the blues, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and gangsta rap. She looks ... Read more
Winner of the 2004 ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded Rock, Rhythm & Blues or Soul, The Holy Profane explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of twentieth-century African American artists as diverse as Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tupac Shakur. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts which shaped those lyrics, Teresa L. Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way African Americans convey religious sentiment in styles such as the blues, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and gangsta rap. She looks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190921
SKU
V9780813190921
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Reviews for The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music
Well told and full of strong anecdotes, Reed's book is a fine example of how the study of popular culture can be informed by the study of religion. - Publishers Weekly; ""Her treatment is, of necessity, multi-disciplinary, providing data and challenging ideas that will attract the attention of individuals well past the fans of pop culture."" - Choice