Pentecostals throughout Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora use music
to declare what they believe and where they stand in relation to
religious and cultural outsiders. Yet the inclusion of secular
music forms like ska, reggae, and dancehall complicated music's
place in social and ritual practice, challenging Jamaican
Pentecostals to reconcile their religious and cultural identities.
Melvin Butler journeys into this crossing of boundaries and its
impact on Jamaican congregations and the music they make. Using the
concept of flow, Butler's ethnography evokes both the experience of
Spirit-influenced performance and the transmigrations that fuel the
controversial sharing of musical and ritual resources between
Jamaica and the United States. Highlighting constructions of
religious and cultural identity, Butler illuminates music's vital
place in how the devout regulate spiritual and cultural flow while
striving to maintain both the sanctity and fluidity of their
evolving tradition.Insightful and original, Island Gospel tells the
many stories of how music and religious experience unite to create
a sense of belonging among Jamaican people of faith.
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