Listening As Religious Practice (Part Two) - Exploring Qualitative Data From An Empirical Study Of Music Fans, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Apr 2015
Listening As Religious Practice (Part Two) - Exploring Qualitative Data From An Empirical Study Of Music Fans, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Vaughan S Roberts
This article presents insights from analysis of the qualitative results of a survey of 231 music-users conducted in the UK and USA in 2009-10. Employing Charles Taylor’s concept of the ‘social imaginary’ the article distils the key terms and concepts evident from close textual analysis of the responses offered in the open questions posed to participants. The dominant concepts presented are used to construct four ‘acoustic axes’ around which the practice of serious music-use oscillates. These ‘free responses’ are explored with respect to potential correlations with conceptuality drawn from the study of religion and spirituality, in order to determine how …
Introduction: A Changing Indonesia, Maribeth Erb, Kathleen M. Adams
Feb 2015
Introduction: A Changing Indonesia, Maribeth Erb, Kathleen M. Adams
Kathleen M. Adams
No abstract provided.
Listening As Religious Practice (Part One): Exploring Quantative Data From An Empirical Study Of The Cultural Habits Of Music Fans, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Dec 2014
Listening As Religious Practice (Part One): Exploring Quantative Data From An Empirical Study Of The Cultural Habits Of Music Fans, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Vaughan S Roberts
This article explores and reflects upon the role that music consumption may be playing in the flexible field of cultural expression, identity formation, and meaning-making activity in the West, as overt commitment to organised religion continues to decline and prove fragile. Using quantitative data from a 2009–2010 study of 231 music users, the authors locate and analyse the respondents’ declarations about their listening practices in relation to their other socio-cultural habits and life commitments. The article explores the genres and themes of music listened to, the means by which the music is accessed, the frequency of listening, and the scale …
Review Of 'The Lyre Of Orpheus' By Christopher Partridge, Vaughan S. Roberts
Dec 2014
Review Of 'The Lyre Of Orpheus' By Christopher Partridge, Vaughan S. Roberts
Vaughan S Roberts
A review of 'The Lyre of Orpheus: Popular Music, the Sacred, and the Profane' (Oxford University Press, 2014) published in the Anglican Theological Review
Review Of 'Religion And Hip Hop' By Monica R Miller, Vaughan S. Roberts
Dec 2013
Review Of 'Religion And Hip Hop' By Monica R Miller, Vaughan S. Roberts
Vaughan S Roberts
Downloadable review of Monica R Miller's book 'Religion and Hip Hop' (Routledge, 2013) from the Journal of Contemporary Religion (Volume 29, Issue 1).
Soundtracks Of Acrobatic Selves: Fansite Religion In The Reception And Use Of The Music Of U2, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Sep 2011
Soundtracks Of Acrobatic Selves: Fansite Religion In The Reception And Use Of The Music Of U2, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh
Vaughan S Roberts
This article addresses the question of how responses to the arts and popular culture, as mediated through on-line fan activity, may contribute to the development of religious/spiritual exploration in contemporary Western societies. It offers a critical reading of 40 short essays posted by fans of the rock band U2 on a fan site from the perspective of how respondents expose their personal, critical reflections on their developing selves. The function of the U2 songs reflected upon, the listeners’ responses, the strategies/processes used, and the resources upon which they draw in the task of reflection are noted and examined. The article …
