Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 242 pages)
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Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
Edition:
2014
ISBN:
9781350032576
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9781350032552
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9781350032569
Series Statement:
Bloomsbury studies in religion and popular music
Content:
Introduction: U2's Sacrament of Sound / Scott Calhoun -- Part 1. Meet Me in the Sound. Chapter 1. "Edge, Ring Those Bells": The Guitar and Its Spiritual Soundscapes in Early U2 / Henrik Marstal ; Chapter 2. "Looking to Fill That God-Shaped Hole": The Evolution of U2's Spiritually Evocative Musical Gestures / Christopher Endrinal ; Chapter 3. Divine Moves: Pneumatology as Passionate Participation in U2's "Mysterious Ways" / Steve Taylor -- Part 2. Lift Me Out of These Blues. Chapter 4. "Hold On To Love": U2's Bespoke Exorcism of the 1960s / Nicola Allen and Gerry Carlin ; Chapter 5. Sarajevo and the PopMart Lemon: The Fractured Form and Function of U2's Walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death / Richard S. Briggs ; Chapter 6. "You Carried the Cross of My Shame": From Crippling Stigma to Infectious Joy in the Songs of U2 / Mark Meynell -- Part 3. Escape Yourself, And Gravity. Chapter 7. The Technological Reach for the Sublime on U2's 360° Tour / Kimi Kärki ; Chapter 8. The "Moment of Surrender": Medieval Mysticism in the Music of U2 / Brenda Gardenour Walter ; Chapter 9. "In God's Country": Spatial Sacredness in U2 / Michael R. MacLeod and Timothy Harvie -- Part 4. You Give Me Something I Can Feel. Chapter 10. "You Don't See Me But You Will": Jewish Thought and U2 / Naomi Dinnen ; Chapter 11. "Like Faith Needs a Doubt": U2 and the Theist/Nontheist Dialogue / Angela Pancella ; Chapter 12. Finding What They're Looking For: Evangelical Teen Fans and Their Desire for U2 to Be a Christian Band / Neil R. Coulter ; Chapter 13. U2 and the Art of Being Human / Mark Peters -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Content:
"U2 and the Religious Impulse examines indications in U2's music and performances that the band work at conscious and subconscious levels as artists who focus on matters of the spirit, religious traditions, and a life guided by both belief and doubt. U2 is known for a career of stirring songs, landmark performances and for its interest in connecting with fans to reach a higher power to accomplish greater purposes. Its success as a rock band is unparalleled in the history of rock 'n' roll's greatest acts. In addition to all the thrills one would expect from entertainers at this level, U2 surprises many listeners who examine its lyrics and concert themes by having a depth of interest in matters of human existence more typically found in literature, philosophy and theology. The multi-disciplinary perspectives presented here account for the durability of U2's art and offer informed explanations as to why many fans of popular music who seek a connection with a higher power find U2 to be a kindred spirit. This study will be of interest to scholars and students of religious studies and musicology, interested in religion and popular music, as well as religion and popular culture more broadly."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501332395
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe U2 and the religious impulse London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018 ISBN 9781501332395
Language:
English
Keywords:
U2
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Rockmusik
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Religiosität
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.5040/9781350032576
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350032576
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350032576?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyPopularMusic
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350032576?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyPopularMusic
