{"product_id":"sacred-song-in-america-9780252078033","title":"Sacred Song in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring sacred song as an integral element of religious culture in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A unique and compelling contribution to American cultural history.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Antioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The breadth of Marini's study is staggering . . . Marini's solid contribution to the all-too-sparse number of works that recognize the rich contribution of American sacred music promises to spur a number of academic studies and thereby enrich the future of historiography and understanding of American culture.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deeply reflective text, layered with multiple literary and musical references. . . . an excellent text for the classroom. Marini is able to draw many strands of influence together as he explains each musical tradition with ease and clarity.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the NABPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wealth of information as well as readable, thought-provoking interpretations. . . . Marini has produced a volume of value for those interested in American religion and music as well as for specialists in cultural history.\"--\u003ci\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We owe Marini deep thanks for this unusual study. He offers compelling insights into the nature of our public religion, what moves us, how secularity and sacrality intertwine. . . . Marini's book also helps church musicians to think carefully about their powerful role in religious communities and to understand their enormous responsibility in leading those communities in song.\"--\u003ci\u003eCross Accent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book provides rich descriptions of many varieties of sacred music that have evolved in America over the last three hundred years.\"--\u003ci\u003eWisconsin Lutheran Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This unusually fine and important book has no parallel. I know of no other book on American religious music with as wide a sweep. As a historian of American religion, and as a student and practitioner of sacred music, Marini is simply and utterly unique.”--Harvey Cox, Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secular City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Enlightening, well informed, and sophisticated. I know of nothing like it.”--Richard Crawford, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Musical Life: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments   \u003ci\u003eix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What Is Sacred Song?   \u003ci\u003e1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 1: GREAT TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN SACRED SONG\u003cbr\u003e 1. Songway: Sacred-Song Traditions of Native America   \u003ci\u003e17\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pilgrimage and Penitence: Sacred-Song Traditions of the Hispanic Southwest   \u003ci\u003e39\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sacred Harp Singing: Continuity and Change in the American Singing-School Tradition   \u003ci\u003e68\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"Is It Going to Save Someone?\": The Black Church at Song   \u003ci\u003e100\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Klezmorim and Sephardim: The Jewish Music Revival   \u003ci\u003e130\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 2: SACRED SONG AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN RELIGION\u003cbr\u003e 6. New Music of teh Spheres: From the New Age to Neo-Paganism   \u003ci\u003e163\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Contested Praise: A Tale of Two Hymnals   \u003ci\u003e184\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mormons and Music: Maintaining and Mainstreaming Sectarian Identity   \u003ci\u003e213\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Troubadour for the Lord: Catholic Charismatics and Sacred Song   \u003ci\u003e239\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Conservatory Tradition: Interviews with Daniel Pinkham and Neely Bruce   \u003ci\u003e264\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Gospel Music: Sacred Song and teh Marketplace   \u003ci\u003e296\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: American Sacred Song and the Meaning of Religious Culture   \u003ci\u003e321\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Music Examples   \u003ci\u003e331\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index of Titles and First Lines   \u003ci\u003e377\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index of Names and Subjects   \u003ci\u003e383\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195156492631,"sku":"9780252078033","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252078033.jpg?v=1763646569","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sacred-song-in-america-9780252078033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}