Mortality and Music - Popular Music and the Awareness of Death (Hardcover)

The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners. Yet we constantly live with the awareness of our vulnerability as mortals. Drawing on a range of genres, bands and artists, Mortality and Music examines the ways in which popular music has responded to our awareness of the inevitability of death and the anxiety it can evoke. Exploring bereavement, depression, suicide, violence, gore, and fans' responses to the deaths of musicians, it argues for the social and cultural significance of popular music's treatment of mortality and the apparent absurdity of existence.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bloomsbury Studies in Religion and Popular Music
Release date:	August 2015
Authors:	Christopher Partridge
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4725-3451-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Easy listening, MOR Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Easy listening, MOR
LSN:	1-4725-3451-4
Barcode:	9781472534514

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