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Author:   Anthony B. Pinn
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780814766996

ISBN 10:   0814766994
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   01 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Making a World with a Beat: Musical Expression's Relationship to Religious Identity and ExperienceRap and Religious TraditionsAfrican American Christian Rap: Facing ""Truth"" and Resisting It: Garth Kasimu Baker-FletcherA Jihad of Words: The Evolution of African American Islam and Contemporary Hip-Hop: Juan M. Floyd-ThomasRap, Reggae, and Religion: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance: Noel Leo Erskine""Handlin' My Business"": Exploring Rap's Humanist Sensibilities: Anthony B. PinnRap and Issues of ""Spirit"" and ""Spirituality""Bringing Noise, Conjuring Spirit: Rap as Spiritual Practice: Mark Lewis TaylorRap as Wrap and Rapture: North American Popular Culture and the Denial of Death: James W. PerkinsonThe Spirit Is Willing and So Is the Flesh: The Queen in Hip-Hop Culture: Leola A. JohnsonRap and the Art of ""Theologizing""The Rub: Markets, Morals, and the ""Theologizing"" of Music: William C. Ban?eldRap, Religion, and New Realities: The Emergence of a Religious Discourse in Rap Music: Ralph C. WatkinsSelected BibliographyAbout the ContributorsIndex"

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( <p> In moving beyond the common misconception that rap is simply a secular expression, this volume offers a refreshing discussion about the tensions that exist between the sacred and profane. It foregrounds the spiritual and religious dimensions of rap music and the genre's interpolation and critique of Buddhist, Islamic, Christian, Rastafarian, and Humanist thought in an unprecedented way. <br>)-(Cheryl L. Keyes), (author of Rap Music and Street Consciousness )

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<p> Noise and Spirit is a thought provoking collection of empirical works that ultimately offer even the most reluctant of scholars a great vantage point from which to build on a continuing examination into, and further discussion of, the fragile and often contentious alliance between rap and religion. This is clearly a definitive work worth reading. <br>

Author Information

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, where he also serves as the executive director of the Society for the Study of Black Religion. His books include Varieties of African-American Religious Experience, Why Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology, and By These Hands: A Documentary History of African-American Humanism (NYU Press, 2001).

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