Table of Contents

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List of Contributors
Introduction: Religion and Popular Music, Marcus Moberg & Christopher Partridge
Part I: The Study of Religion and Popular Music: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodologies and Issues
1. Ethnography, Popular Music and Religion, (Andy Bennett, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
2. Emotion, Meaning and Popular Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK)
3. Music, Religion, Protest, (Ian Peddie, Sul Ross State University, USA)
4. Censorship, Religion and Popular Music, (Michael Drewett, Rhodes University, South Africa)
5. Feminism, Gender and Popular Music, Alison Stone (Lancaster University, UK)
6. Religion, Ritual and Performance, Kimi Karki (University of Turku, Finland)
7. Musicological and Ethnomusicological Perspectives, AV Villén (University of the Arts, Helsinki, Finland)
Part II: Religious Perspectives
8. The Bible and Popular Music, (Michael Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada)
9. Theology, Imagination and Popular Music, (Gavin Hopps, University of Saint Andrews, UK)
10. Christianity, Worship and Popular Music, (Thomas Wagner, University of Edinburgh, UK)
11. Contemporary Christian Music, (Shawn Young, York College of Pennsylvania, USA)
12. Islam and Popular Music, (Jonas Otterbeck & Göran Larsson, Lund University & Gothenburg University, Sweden)
13. Jews, Judaism and Popular Music, (Jon Stratton, Curtin University, Australia)
14. Hinduism and Popular Music, (Anjali Roy, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India)
15. Buddhism and Popular Music, (Paul Fuller, University of Edinburgh, UK)
16. Japanese Religion and Popular Music, (Jennifer Matsue, Union College, USA)
17. Chinese Religions and Popular Music, (Vicky Ho, Hong Kong)
18. Paganism and Popular Music, (Donna Weston, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
19. Popular Music and the Occult, (Kennet Granholm, University of Stockholm, Sweden)
20. Caribbean Religions and Popular Music, (David Moskowitz, University of South Dakota, US)
21. Popular Music and Religious Syncretism, Francisco Santos Silva (Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)
22. Atheism and Popular Music, Inka Rantakallio (University of Helsinki, Finland) & Marcus Moberg (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
Part III: Genres
23. Blues and Jazz, (David Cheetham, University of Birmingham, UK)
24. Pop and Rock, (Clive Marsh, University of Leicester, UK)
25. Heavy Metal, (Marcus Moberg, Abo Akademi, Finland)
26. Rap and Hip Hop, (Joseph Winters, Duke University, USA)
27. Punk and Hardcore, (Ibrahim Abraham, University of Helsinki, Finland & Francis Stewart, University of Stirling, UK)
28. Reggae, (Christopher Partridge, University of Lancaster, UK)
29. Folk Music, (Vaughan Roberts, Rector at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, UK)
30. Country Music, (Leigh Edwards, Florida State University, USA)
31. Electronic Dance Music, Graham St. John (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
32. K-Pop, Christopher Partridge (Lancaster University, UK)
33. Industrial Music and Noise, Paul Hegarty (University of Nottingham, UK)
34. Goth Music and Subculture, (Isabella van Elferen, Kingston University, UK)
35. Psychedelic Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK)
36. Ambient Music, (Rupert Till, Huddersfield University, UK)
37. Popular Music & the Religious Screen, (Mark Evans, Macquarie University, Australia & Brent Keogh, independent scholar)
Notes
Filmography
Discography
Bibliography
Index

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Thoroughly updated edition of this handbook, including seven new chapters, providing the most comprehensive guide to religion and popular music.

About the Author

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 Åbo 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.).

Reviews

Now revamped and even more comprehensive, this book is a true One Stop Shop for scholars of religion and scholars of popular music, or anyone interested in the intersection of the two fields.
*Titus Hjelm, Professor of the Study of Religion, University of Helsinki, Finland*

The scope of this updated collection is truly in-keeping with the ever-expanding conversations between religion and popular music. How great it is to have an accessible set of insightful studies looking both at and along the crossroads made by religion and popular music.
*Scott Calhoun, Director of The U2 Conference and Professor of English, Cedarville University, USA*