Religion and Popular Music: Artists, Fans, and Cultures

Contents

• Acknowledgements List of contributor biographies Introduction, Andreas Hager Part One: Artists
• 1. Metaphors and symbols in popular music as exemplified in Katy 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 among Gilda's followers in Argentina, Eloisa Martin (Federal Universityof Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• 6. God is in the House: Nick Cave, Religion, and Serbian Fandom, Sabina Hadzibulic (Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden)
• 7. I'm your Messiah and you're the Reason why: Para-religiosity in the fandom around Prince, Carla Schriever (University of Oldenburg, Germany) Part Three: Cultures
• 8. My Pravoslavnye: Russkii rok, Orthodoxy and nationalism in post-Soviet Russia, David Emil Wickstroem (Popakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
• 9. "Can I Take My Dog With Me To Heaven?" Swedish Country music and religion, Thomas Bossius (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
• 10. Punk and religion in Indonesia, Jim Donaghey (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
• 11. Dylan goes to church: The use of Bob Dylan's music in Protestant churches, Andreas Hager (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
• 12. Theatre in Search of a Storyline: The DJ As "Technoshaman" in the digital age of EDM, Melanie Takahashi (independent scholar)
• Bibliography
• Index