Ecologies of resonance in Christian musicking / Mark Porter.

New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]

ix, 172 pages ; 25 cm.

American Academy of Religion - on title page above title.

"Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking explores a diverse range of Christian musical activity through the conceptual lens of resonance, a concept rooted in the physical, vibrational and sonic realm which carries with it an expansive ability to simultaneously describe personal, social and spiritual realities. In this book, Mark Porter proposes that attention to patterns of back-and-forth interaction that exist in and alongside sonic activity can help to understand the dynamics of religious musicking in new ways and, at the same time, can provide a means for bringing diverse traditions into conversation. The book focuses in on different questions arising out of human experience in the moment of worship. What happens if we take the entry point of a human being experiencing certain patterns of (more than) sonic interaction with the world around them as a focus for exploration? What different ecologies of interaction can we trace? What kinds of patterns can we trace through different Christian worshipping environments? And how do these operate across multiple dimensions of experience? Chapters covering ascetic sounding, noisy congregations and internet livestreaming, among others, serve to highlight the diverse ecologies of resonance that surround Christian musicking, suggesting the potential to develop new perspectives on devotional musical activity which focus not primarily on compositions or theological ideals but on changing patterns of interaction across multiple dimensions between individuals, spaces, communities and God"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Porter, Mark James, Ecologies of resonance in Christian musicking New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020.

English

January 14, 2021

Includes bibliographical references and index.

American Academy of Religion.