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The holy profane : religion in Black popular music / Teresa L. Reed.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3479 .R42 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reed, Teresa L., 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Music--History and criticism.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Music.
- Popular music--United States--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- United States.
- Music--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 183 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2003]
- Contents:
- Pentecostalism and Black secular music
- Blues lyrics : voice of religious consciousness
- Elder Eatmore and Deacon Jones : folk religion as humor in Black secular recordings
- Rethinking the Devil's music : integration, religion, and crossing over
- Evolution of the blues preacher : sermonizing modes in Black secular music
- Postlude : God and gangsta rap : the theosophy of Tupac Shakur.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813122554
- OCLC:
- 50868278
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