Religion and Popular Music Artists, Fans, and Cultures [Hardcover]

Through in-depth case studies,Religion and Popular Musicexplores encounters between music, fans and religion. The book examines several popular music artists - including Bob Dylan, Prince and Katy Perry - and looks at the way religion comes into play in their work and personas. Genres explored by contributing authors include country, folk, rock, metal and Electronic Dance Music. Case studies in the book originate from a variety of geographic and cultural contexts, focusing on topics such as nationalism and hard rock in Russia, fan culture in Argentina, and punk and Islam in Indonesia.

Chapters engage with the central issue of how global music meets local audiences and practices, and considers how fans as well as religious groups react to the uses of religion in popular music. It also looks at how they make these interactions between popular music and religion components in their own identity, community and practice.

Tapping into a vital and lively topic of teaching, research and wider cultural interest, and employing diverse methodologies across musicians, fans and religious groups, this book is an important contribution to the growing field of religion and popular music studies.

Acknowledgements
List of contributor biographies
Introduction, Andreas H?ger
Part One: Artists
1.Metaphors and symbols in popular music as exemplified inKaty Perry's music and music videos, Adrian-Mario Gellel (University of Malta, Malta)
2.CeCe Winans, Black Gospel music and the ambivalence of stardom, Angela M Spence Nelson (Bowling Green State University, USA)
3.Judas Priest and the Fury of Metal Redemption,Brian Froese (Canadian Mennonite University, Canada)
4.The Art of Darkness: On Biblical Language in Ozzy Osbourne's
Solo Albums 1980-2010,Michael J. Gilmour (Providence University College, Canada)
Part Two: Fans
5.Consecrating an extraordinary being: Fan culture lc*