The Lord's song in a strange land : music and identity in contemporary Jewish worship / Jeffrey A. Summit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Summit, Jeffrey A.

Series:

American musicspheres.

American musicspheres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Music.

Jews.

Synagogue music--United States--History and criticism.

Synagogue music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities. Through this music, made by and for ordinary folk, these worshippers define and re-define their relationship to the continuity of Jewish tradition and the realities of American life. Combining oral history with an analysis of recordings, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land examines this tradition incontemporary Jewish worship and explores the diverse links between the music and both spiritual and cultural identities. Alive with detail, the book focuses on metropolitan Boston and cov

Contents:

Contents; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1 An Introduction to Jewish Worship; 2 The Meaning of a Tune: The Sabbath Hymn Lekhah dodi; 3 The Meaning of Nusach: Worshippers' Perspectives on Traditional Jewish Chant; 4 Meaning and Melody Choice in Jewish Worship; Conclusion: American Jews and American Religious Experience; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Contents of Accompanying CD; Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-534756-0

OCLC:

437109270