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Social functions of synagogue song : a Durkheimian approach / Jonathan L. Friedmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedmann, Jonathan L., 1980-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Synagogue music--History and criticism.
- Synagogue music.
- Synagogue music--Social aspects.
- Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917.
- Durkheim, Émile.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Social Functions of Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach by Jonathan L. Friedmann paints a detailed picture of the important role sacred music plays in Jewish religious communities. Drawing upon the work of Émile Durkeim, the book examines how synagogue songs serve disciplinary, cohesive, revitalizing, and euphoric functions.
- Contents:
- Durkheim and religion
- Discipline
- Cohesion
- Revitalization
- Euphoria.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-31498-1
- 1-280-65965-3
- 9786613636584
- 0-7391-6832-0
- OCLC:
- 794620705
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