Musical expression is at the heart of the American spiritual
experience. And nowhere can you gauge the depth of spiritual belief
and practice more than through the music that fills America's
houses of worship. Most amazing is how sacred music has been shaped
by the exchanges of diverse peoples over time. "How Sweet the
Sound" traces the evolution of sacred music from colonial times to
the present, from the Puritans to Sun Ra, and shows how these
cultural encounters have produced a rich harvest of song and faith.
Pursuing the intimate relationship between music and
spirituality in America, Stowe focuses on the central creative
moments in the unfolding life of sacred song. He fills his pages
with the religious music of Indians, Shakers, Mormons, Moravians,
African-Americans, Jews, Buddhists, and others. Juxtaposing music
cultures across region, ethnicity, and time, he suggests the range
and cross-fertilization of religious beliefs and musical practices
that have formed the spiritual customs of the United States,
producing a multireligious, multicultural brew.
Stowe traces the evolution of sacred music from hymns to
hip-hop, finding Christian psalms deeply accented by the traditions
of Judaism, and Native American and Buddhist customs influenced by
Protestant Christianity. He shows how the creativity and
malleability of sacred music can explain the proliferation of
various forms of faith and the high rates of participation they've
sustained. Its evolution truly parallels the evolution of American
pluralism.
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