Finding god in the devil's music : critical essays on rock and religion / edited by Alex DiBlasi and Robert McParland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DiBlasi, Alex, 1987- editor.

McParland, Robert, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--Religious aspects.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

viii, 189 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, [2019]

Summary:

"This book investigates rock music as an expression of religious inquiry and religious devotion. Contributors to this essay collection use a variety of sources. The essays also explore public interest in religion as a platform for expression and social critique, viewing this issue through the lens of popular rock music"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Religious Rock Meditations of Black Sabbath / Candace Ursala Grissom

Faith in Something Bigger: Pete Townshend, Meher Baba and Tommy / Alex Diblasi

Heavy Metal as Religion: Rhetorically Repurposing Catholic Motifs Within Power Metal / Gavin F. Hurley

Christ from Chaos: Redemption Through Rebellion in Christian Hardcore / Karen Fournier

Religious Aesthetics of Nine Inch Nails: Negative Theology as Mediation of Transcendence / James E. Willis III

Duncan Sheik's Human Revolution in Sound/Buddhist Search for the Perfect Sound / Erika M. Nelson Mukherjee Criticism and Confusion in the Spiritual Transformation of Matisyahu / Erin E. Bauer

Tracing a Dis/Harmony of the Spheres Sabatino DiBernardo

Mystical Rock and Visionary Sounds: From the Sacramental Instructions of The Psychedelic Experience to Religious Ecstasy in The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" Morgan Shipley

Into the Slipstream: An Inquiry Concerning Inspiration and Creativity / Robert McParland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476671505

1476671508

OCLC:

1033786440

Publisher Number:

99981798163