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My Jams: Reflections on the Relationship Between Music and Religion

by Anthony B. Pinn
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9798889833734
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Fortress Press
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  • Pages: 271
  • Original Price: USD 39.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 558 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Essays

The intersection of religion and music offers opportunity for a profound exploration of meaning-making. Musical lyrics create a rich narrative that reflects not only personal experiences but also broader cultural, social, and spiritual realities. Over the years, Anthony Pinn has explored this intersection, shaped by academic inquiry, personal reflection, and an evolving understanding of the world.

My Jams traces the evolving understanding of purposeful existence, exploring themes of manhood, social transformation, gender, culture, humanism, freedom, and mindfulness. Through these reflections, Anthony Pinn aims to illuminate the ways in which music serves as a catalyst for introspection, growth, and societal change. Pinn delves into the theological dimensions of music, examining its role in protest, Black religion, conversion, popular culture, demonology, and divine authority.

The book reflects Pinn's engagement with the complex intersections of music, spirituality, and cultural identity, offering insights into the diverse ways in which music shapes our understanding of the sacred and the profane.

Pinn, Anthony B.: -

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and professor of religion at Rice University and teaches courses on African American religion, the history of Black religious thought, humanism, and Black theology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of president's lifetime achievement award for volunteer service (2024). Pinn is also the author of more than thirty-five books, including, Varieties of African American Religious Experience, 20th Anniversary Edition (Fortress Press, 2017), Terror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion, 20th Anniversary Edition (Fortress Press, 2022) and What Is African American Religion?: Expanded Edition (Fortress Press, 2024).

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