Music and Religious Change among Progressive Jews in London

Being Liberal and Doing Traditional

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book analyses religion and change in relation to music within the context of contemporary progressive Judaism. It argues that music plays a central role as a driving force for religious change, comprising several elements seen as central to contemporary religiosity in general: participation, embodiment, experience, emotions and creativity. Focusing on the progressive Anglo-Jewish milieu today, the study investigates how responses to these processes of change are negotiated individually and collectively and what role is allotted to music in this context. Building on ethnographic research conducted at Leo Baeck College in London (2014–2016), it maps how theologically unsystematic life-views take form through everyday musical practices related to institutional religion, identifying three theoretically relevant processes at work: the reflexive turn, the turn within and the turn to tradition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-07-15
Mått:153 x 230 x 14 mm
Vikt:277 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:182
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498542227

Utforska kategorier

Religiös och sakral musik inom Kultur
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Ruth Illman is docent (associate professor) of comparative religion at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and history of religions at Uppsala University, Sweden. She is currently the director of the Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture in Turku, Finland.

Recensioner i media

This carefully researched book is based on the author’s longstanding experience. Its innovative exploration of how vernacular religion uses music to link with tradition has implications far beyond the community on which it is focused, particularly in the area of identity construction. Its lively use of narratives makes it a fascinating read.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Theoretical Starting Points2. Entering the Ethnographic Field3. Dinah: Radical and Liberal in Theology, Traditional in Practice 4. Micah: Music as a Bridge between Diverse Jewish Experiences5. Esther: Singing as a Form of Understanding6. David: The Wish to Have a Broader Sort of Thing7. Rachel: “It’s Not the Words, It’s the Melodies”Conclusion