This book explores the alliance of theology and music in the Christian liturgical tradition, interrogating the challenges posed by the gendered nature of church leadership in many areas of its life. It examines the relationship between theology, spirituality and music, concentrating on women’s perceptions of these. The title draws on the Report of the Archbishop’s Commission on Church Music from 1992 which was entitled In Tune with Heaven. It questions the absence of women’s voices and experiences from the literature and attempts to redress this. It sets out the values that underpin Christian musical liturgical traditions primarily in Europe and the USA with a view to understanding where women are situated within or outside these traditions. It draws on material from many interviews with contemporary practitioners from a variety of contexts. It does not set out to be a definitive history of women in these traditions but simply to give some small vignettes that illustrate a variety of positions that they have occupied in various denominations – and thus make their often hidden contributions more visible.
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2014

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Boyce-Tillman, June;

Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers

Music and Spirituality, Oxford Bern Berlin Bruxelles Frankfurt am Main New York NY Wien, 2014

Music and spirituality -- vol. 1, Music and spirituality -- vol. 1., Oxford, England, 2014

Switzerland, Switzerland

Bern, Suisse, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-308), discography (page 309) and index.

Cover 1
Contents 7
Figures 9
Acknowledgements 11
Introduction 13
Chapter 1 Controversies in Musicology 23
Chapter 2 Vignette One - Narrowing the Vision: The First 600 Years 77
Chapter 3 Vignette Two - Ecologising Music: Hildegard of Bingen 107
Chapter 4 Vignette Three - Encloistering the Angels: The Renaissance Nun Composers 125
Chapter 5 Vignette Four - Radicalising the Vision: Ann Lee and the Shakers 151
Chapter 6 Vignette Five - Hymns or hers: Hymnody Past and Present 181
Chapter 7 Vignette Six - Inning and Outing: Contemporary Practices 221
Chapter 8 Conclusion: Musicking Wisdom’s Ways 275
Bibliography 307
Discography 321
Interviews 323
Index 325

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