Abstract
In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the
case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate
to other realms, sometimes to return to ecclesial contexts again. In this article, we present a
research project on ritual-musical appropriations of psalms in contemporary Dutch culture.
The concept of ritual-musical appropriations implies this is a social, and sometimes collective,
process of meaning-making, which raises questions relating to formations of community,
identity, and the power relations which structure and are structured by this very process.
case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate
to other realms, sometimes to return to ecclesial contexts again. In this article, we present a
research project on ritual-musical appropriations of psalms in contemporary Dutch culture.
The concept of ritual-musical appropriations implies this is a social, and sometimes collective,
process of meaning-making, which raises questions relating to formations of community,
identity, and the power relations which structure and are structured by this very process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-39 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Yearbook for Ritual and Liturgical Studies |
Volume | 35 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Psalms, ritual-musical appropriation, (collective) identity, power, contemporary culture