Sound, Symbol, Sociality - The Aesthetic Experience of Extreme Metal Music (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Based on ethnographic research within the extreme metal community, Unger offers a thought-provoking look at how symbols of authenticity and defilement fashion social experience in surprising ways. Exploring the many themes and ciphers that comprise this musical community, this book interprets aesthetic resonances as a way to understand contemporary identity, politics, and social relations. In the end, this book develops a unique argument: the internal composition of the community's music and sound moulds symbols that shape, reflect, and constrain social patterns of identity, difference, and transgression. This book contributes to the sociology of sound and music, the study of religion in popular culture, and the role of aesthetics in everyday life. It will be of interest to upper level students, post-graduate students and scholars of religion, popular culture, and philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Matthew Unger
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	137
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-47834-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive Promotions
LSN:	1-137-47834-9
Barcode:	9781137478344

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