Difference between revisions of "Notes on commodification and mediaization of religious music"
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| − | (1) "Traditional" topics: holistic world-view. Concepts of "music" and "religion" are often not emic. | + | (1) "Traditional" topics: holistic world-view. Concepts of "music" and "religion" are often not emic, hence artificial with respect to belief and practice. |
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* Recitation of sacred texts | * Recitation of sacred texts | ||
* Chanting devotions | * Chanting devotions | ||
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(emic difference) | (emic difference) | ||
| − | * In particular: Music system differentiated from religious system | + | * In particular: Music system is differentiated from religious system |
* Differentiation: Corresponds to complex industrial society, monetary economy, division of labor | * Differentiation: Corresponds to complex industrial society, monetary economy, division of labor | ||
| − | + | New topics arise: | |
| − | * Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz in concert | + | * Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, Christian jazz - in concert) |
* Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church) | * Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church) | ||
* General impact of religion on music system | * General impact of religion on music system | ||
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*** distribution | *** distribution | ||
*** consumption | *** consumption | ||
| − | ** Media logic | + | ** Media logic |
| + | *** logic may vary depending on application (music, religion, etc.) | ||
| + | *** profit and power remain driving forces throughout | ||
** Instead of investigating relation of "music" and "culture-society", ethnomusicology now contends with 3 domains: "music", "media", and "culture-society". | ** Instead of investigating relation of "music" and "culture-society", ethnomusicology now contends with 3 domains: "music", "media", and "culture-society". | ||
| + | *** Relation of "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") is mediated, impacted by media system. | ||
| + | *** Media system also affects both "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") directly. | ||
- Driving forces: $, technology, power | - Driving forces: $, technology, power | ||
- Triadic | - Triadic | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 28 March 2006
Arc of this course:
(1) "Traditional" topics: holistic world-view. Concepts of "music" and "religion" are often not emic, hence artificial with respect to belief and practice.
- Recitation of sacred texts
- Chanting devotions
- Production of emotion (trance)
- Relation between religious and aesthetic expressions
- Relation between religious music and cosmology
- Religious discourse about music
- General: Ethnomusicological focus on relation between (etic) music and culture-society (religion, etc.)
(2) Differentiation of systems: art, religion, law, science, etc. within discourse and practice (emic difference)
- In particular: Music system is differentiated from religious system
- Differentiation: Corresponds to complex industrial society, monetary economy, division of labor
New topics arise:
- Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, Christian jazz - in concert)
- Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church)
- General impact of religion on music system
- General impact of music on religious sytem
- Media (technology), commodification (globalization)
- Technology (concomitant of industrial society) enables media, music media, music mediation, accentuating the differentiation of systems.
- Media system arises (media/techno-financial and global)
- technology
- media channels
- production
- distribution
- consumption
- Media logic
- logic may vary depending on application (music, religion, etc.)
- profit and power remain driving forces throughout
- Instead of investigating relation of "music" and "culture-society", ethnomusicology now contends with 3 domains: "music", "media", and "culture-society".
- Relation of "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") is mediated, impacted by media system.
- Media system also affects both "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") directly.
- Driving forces: $, technology, power
- Triadic
