Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture

Contents

• Preface and Acknowledgments   ix
• Introduction: What Is Sacred Song?   1
• PART 1: GREAT TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN SACRED SONG
• 1. Songway: Sacred-Song Traditions of Native America   17
• 2. Pilgrimage and Penitence: Sacred-Song Traditions of the Hispanic Southwest   39
• 3. Sacred Harp Singing: Continuity and Change in the American Singing-School Tradition   68
• 4. "Is It Going to Save Someone?": The Black Church at Song   100
• 5. Klezmorim and Sephardim: The Jewish Music Revival   130
• PART 2: SACRED SONG AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN RELIGION
• 6. New Music of teh Spheres: From the New Age to Neo-Paganism   163
• 7. Contested Praise: A Tale of Two Hymnals   184
• 8. Mormons and Music: Maintaining and Mainstreaming Sectarian Identity   213
• 9. Troubadour for the Lord: Catholic Charismatics and Sacred Song   239
• 10. The Conservatory Tradition: Interviews with Daniel Pinkham and Neely Bruce   264
• 11. Gospel Music: Sacred Song and teh Marketplace   296
• Conclusion: American Sacred Song and the Meaning of Religious Culture   321
• Appendix: Music Examples   331
• Index of Titles and First Lines   377
• Index of Names and Subjects   383