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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451095103321

Autore

Summit Jeffrey A

Titolo

The Lord's song in a strange land [[electronic resource] ] : music and identity in contemporary Jewish worship / / Jeffrey A. Summit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-534756-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

American musicspheres

Disciplina

296.462

781.76

Soggetti

Jews - United States

Synagogue music - United States - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1 An Introduction to Jewish Worship; 2 The Meaning of a Tune: The Sabbath Hymn Lekhah dodi; 3 The Meaning of Nusach: Worshippers' Perspectives on Traditional Jewish Chant; 4 Meaning and Melody Choice in Jewish Worship; Conclusion: American Jews and American Religious Experience; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Contents of Accompanying CD; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities. Through this music, made by and for ordinary folk, these worshippers define and re-define their relationship to the continuity of Jewish tradition and the realities of American life. Combining oral history with an analysis of recordings, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land examines this tradition incontemporary Jewish worship and explores the diverse links between the music and both spiritual and cultural identities. Alive with detail, the book focuses on metropolitan Boston and cov