Research Catalog

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Description

1. ix, 172 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking explores a diverse range of Christian musical activity through the conceptual lens of resonance, a concept rooted in the physical, vibrational and sonic realm which carries with it an expansive ability to simultaneously describe personal, social and spiritual realities. In this book, Mark Porter proposes that attention to patterns of back-and-forth interaction that exist in and alongside sonic activity can help to understand the dynamics of religious musicking in new ways and, at the same time, can provide a means for bringing diverse traditions into conversation. The book focuses in on different questions arising out of human experience in the moment of worship. What happens if we take the entry point of a human being experiencing certain patterns of (more than) sonic interaction with the world around them as a focus for exploration? What different ecologies of interaction can we trace? What kinds of patterns can we trace through different Christian worshipping environments? And how do these operate across multiple dimensions of experience? Chapters covering ascetic sounding, noisy congregations and internet livestreaming, among others, serve to highlight the diverse ecologies of resonance that surround Christian musicking, suggesting the potential to develop new perspectives on devotional musical activity which focus not primarily on compositions or theological ideals but on changing patterns of interaction across multiple dimensions between individuals, spaces, communities and God"--

Series statement

1. Religion, culture, and history

Uniform title

1. Religion, culture, and history series.

Subject

1. Music in churches
2. Church music > Social aspects
3. Public worship
4. Resonance

Contents

1. Introduction: experiencing multiple traditions -- 1. Sounding back and forth -- 2. Singing, resonance, and ascetic struggle -- 3. Resonance, Bach, and noisy congregations -- 4. Evangelicals, authenticity, and sacrament -- 5. Space, multiplicity, de/reconstructing resonance -- 6. Prayer room live-streaming and transnational resonant assemblages -- Conclusion: Relational ecologies and rhizomatic flight.

Call number

1. JME 20-216

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-164) and index.

Author

1. Porter, Mark James, 1985- author.

Title

1. Ecologies of resonance in Christian musicking / Mark Porter.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Religion, culture, and history
2. Religion, culture, and history series.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-164) and index.

Other form:

1. Online version: Porter, Mark James, Ecologies of resonance in Christian musicking New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020. 9780197534120 (DLC) 2020017404

LCCN

1. 2020017403

ISBN

1. 9780197534106 hardcover
2. 0197534104 hardcover
3. 9780197534120 electronic publication

Research call number

1. JME 20-216