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Ethnomusicology and its Intimacies situates intimacy, a concept
that encompasses a wide range of often informal social practices
and processes for building closeness and relationality, within the
ethnomusicological study of music and sound. These scholarly essays
reflect on a range of interactions between individuals and
communities that deepen connections and associations, and which may
be played out relatively briefly or nurtured over time. Three major
sections on Performance, Auto/biographical strategies, and Film are
each prefaced by an interview with a scholar or practitioner with
close knowledge of the subject that links the chapters in that
section. Often drawing directly on fieldwork experience in a
variety of contexts, authors consider how concepts of intimacy can
illuminate the ethnographic study of music, addressing questions
such as: how can we understand ethnomusicological and ethnographic
research and performance as processes of musically-mediated
intimacy? How are the longstanding relationships we develop with
others particularly intimated by and through musicking? How do we
understand the musically intimate relationships of others and how
do these inflect our own musical intimacies? How does music
represent, inscribe, constrain or provoke social or personal
intimacies in particular contexts? The volume will appeal to all
scholars with interests in music and how it is used to construct
relationships in different contexts around the world.
This A-Z of the Christian faith is written for beginners of all
ages. It suitable for anyone aged 9 - 90. It introduces the key
words and concepts of the Christian faith and tells the story of
how God's heart's is open to everyone through the life, death and
resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ.
This volume brings together leading voices from the new wave of
research on musical instruments to consider how we can connect the
material aspects of instruments with their social function,
approaches that have been otherwise too frequently separated in
musical scholarship. Shaping Sound and Society: The Cultural Study
of Musical Instruments locates the instruments at the center of
cultural interactions. With contributions from ten scholars
spanning a variety of methodologies and a wide range of both
contemporary and historic music cultures, the volume is divided
into three sections. Contributors discuss the relationships between
makers, performers and their local communities, the different
meanings that instruments accrue as they travel over time and
place, and the manner in which instruments throw new light on
historic music cultures. Alongside the scholarly chapters, the
volume also includes a selection of shorter interludes based on
interviews with makers of comparatively new instruments, offering
further insights into the process of musical instrument innovation.
An essential read for students and academics in the fields of music
and ethnomusicology, this volume will also interest anyone looking
to understand how the cultural interaction of musical instruments
is deeply informed and influenced by social, technological, and
cultural change.
Narrating the story from the perspective of key characters gives us
insights into its many horrors and uncertainties as well as its
joys
Professional Music-Making in London is an engaging yet innovative
study which examines the lives and work of Western art musicians
from an ethnographic perspective. Drawing in part on his own
professional experience, Stephen Cottrell considers to what extent
musicians in Western society conform to Alan Merriam's paradigmatic
assessment of them as having low status yet high respect, as well
as being given an unusual degree of licence to deviate from
convention. The book draws on a wide variety of approaches from
scholars elsewhere: from ethnomusicologists such as Bruno Nettl and
Henry Kingsbury, performance theorists such as Richard Schechner
and Victor Turner, as well as psychologists such as Sigmund Freud
and Melanie Klein. This rich intellectual heritage provides the
framework for discussion of a variety of themes, including how
musicians conceive their self identity and how this is negotiated
in the professional musical world; how the deputy system
facilitates musical exchange and engenders gift relationships; how
humour lubricates social and musical relationships and mitigates
the stresses of musicians' lives; and how the events in which
musicians participate can be viewed as quasi-rituals, and thus
related to analogous events in non-Western cultures. The focus of
this study is on professional music-making in London, one of the
world's busiest centres of musical performance. Yet the issues
raised and explored are deeply relevant to other major centres of
Western art music, such as New York, Berlin or Sydney.
Ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, musicologists, performers,
teachers and concert-goers will find this book a stimulating
insight into, and investigation of, Western art musicians and their
place in today's world.
Professional Music-Making in London is an engaging yet innovative
study which examines the lives and work of Western art musicians
from an ethnographic perspective. Drawing in part on his own
professional experience, Stephen Cottrell considers to what extent
musicians in Western society conform to Alan Merriam's paradigmatic
assessment of them as having low status yet high respect, as well
as being given an unusual degree of licence to deviate from
convention. The book draws on a wide variety of approaches from
scholars elsewhere: from ethnomusicologists such as Bruno Nettl and
Henry Kingsbury, performance theorists such as Richard Schechner
and Victor Turner, as well as psychologists such as Sigmund Freud
and Melanie Klein. This rich intellectual heritage provides the
framework for discussion of a variety of themes, including how
musicians conceive their self identity and how this is negotiated
in the professional musical world; how the deputy system
facilitates musical exchange and engenders gift relationships; how
humour lubricates social and musical relationships and mitigates
the stresses of musicians' lives; and how the events in which
musicians participate can be viewed as quasi-rituals, and thus
related to analogous events in non-Western cultures. The focus of
this study is on professional music-making in London, one of the
world's busiest centres of musical performance. Yet the issues
raised and explored are deeply relevant to other major centres of
Western art music, such as New York, Berlin or Sydney.
Ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, musicologists, performers,
teachers and concert-goers will find this book a stimulating
insight into, and investigation of, Western art musicians and their
place in today's world.
In returning and rest you shall be saved. Isaiah 30:15
When was the last time you had a real day off? Ditched the to do
lists? Switched off the phone? Unplugged the alarm clock? Sat in
the bath until the water went cold?
Most of us live at breakneck speed. Busy lives work, family,
friends, endless tasks leave us with little time to sleep, never
mind stopping and reflecting. We urgently need to stop imagining
that everything is so urgent. We need to learn to nurture our inner
slob.
In this generous, life-affirming book, Cottrell invites us to
slow down and stop breathe and start an adventure of self-discovery
and renewed creativity that will improve the way we see life and
help us catch a glimpse of God. "
The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were
written in very different times from our own when humans could
travel at the speed of a camel, not at the speed of sound. But
these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of
the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger and
bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we
suffer? In this 5 session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, a
prolific and popular author, reflects on the psalms in general, and
five psalms in particular. He invites us to join him as he does so.
This York Course is available in the following formats: Course Book
(Paperback 9781909107106) Course Book (eBook 9781909107632 both
ePub and Mobi files provided) Audio Book of Interview to support
The Psalms York Course (CD 9781909107458) Audio Book of Interview
(Digital Download 9781909107618) Transcript of interview to support
The Psalms York Course (Paperback 9781909107113) Transcript of
interview (eBook 9781909107649 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107465 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio
Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview) Large print
(9781909107625) The five sessions focus on: SESSION 1: Know that
the Lord is God (Psalm 100) SESSION 2: Out of the depths have I
cried (Psalm 130) SESSION 3: How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13) SESSION
4: You spread a table before me (Psalm 23) SESSION 5: Unless the
Lord builds the house (Psalm 127) The participants on the course
audio are the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe; the Revd John
Bell of the Iona Community; the Bishop of Dover, Rose-Hudson Wilkin
and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.
In the Gospel of Mark's account of the Passion narrative, Jesus
calls out from the cross 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' which is
the Aramaic for 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' - the
first line of Psalm 22. It's an anguished expression -
traditionally ascribed to King David - of defeat, failure,
abandonment and despair. This series of reflections, written for
Lent and Holy Week 2023 by the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell,
ponders the significance of these words. What does it mean for
Jesus to have quoted them, at the very end of his life? What do
those words mean for us? This is a beautiful and compelling
exploration of the dark, suffering side of the Passion - and how
Jesus' words lead us to the greatest hope of all.
Found in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is
a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in
Lent and Holy Week. Similar in intent to the traditional Stations
of the Cross, it focuses wholly on the biblical narrative of the
passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. This seasonal companion
provides the sequence of fifteen meditations appears in full,
including opening and concluding prayers. Each is accompanied by
three short reflections from different perspectives by three of
today's very best spiritual writers: - Paula Gooder offers
reflections on the scriptural narratives; - Stephen Cottrell
considers the story from the perspective of personal discipleship;
- Philip North explores the story's challenge to mission and
witness.
Popular, highly respected author
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A Way of Putting It - Sermons of Peter Atkinson
Peter Atkinson; Edited by Michael W Brierley; Foreword by John Inge; Contributions by Georgina Byrne; Afterword by Stephen Cottrell
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In this attractive illustrated book, Stephen Cottrell reflects on
five of the Christ in the Wilderness paintings, and reveals them to
be a rich source of spiritual wisdom and nourishment. He invites us
to slow down and enter into the stillness of Stanley Spencer's
vision. By dwelling in the wilderness of these evocative portraits,
Stephen Cottrell encourages us to refine our own discipleship and
learn again what it means to follow Christ.
Messenger, sentinel, steward ... these three words have been used
to describe the work of a priest in the Church of England since
Cranmer wrote the original ordination rite in 1550. Two more,
servant and shepherd, were added in 1980. Taken together, these
five metaphors provide a rich and resonant set of ideas through
which to explore the nature of Christian ministry. In this short,
lyrical book, Bishop Stephen Cottrell explores each one; based on
actual addresses given to ordinands on the night before their
ordination, it is refreshing, challenging and accessible. Anyone
considering ordination or already in ministry will want to read
this book for the fascinating exploration of the five metaphors he
considers.
The narrative of Holy Week is powerful and painful, and because we
know how the story ends it's easy to gloss over the difficult
details, and stay in the comfort zone of our understanding. Stephen
Cottrell brings home, vividly and poignantly, the physical reality
of the passion story. This is a book to stimulate thought, provoke
discussion and create space for contemplation. 'In order to
understand the cross you need to stand under it . . . with the
imagination as well as the mind . . . This book aims to help in
that process . . . But however you use it - on your own or with
others - I hope you will receive some small appreciation of just
how much the cross weighs, and maybe even pick it up yourself.'
From the Introduction
When we look at the life of Peter - fisherman, disciple, leader of
the church - we find somebody who responded wholeheartedly to the
call to 'come and see'. Come and meet Jesus, come and follow him,
come and find your life being transformed. This book focuses on
Peter, not because he is the best-known of Jesus' friends, nor the
most loyal, but because he shows us what being a disciple of Jesus
is actually like. Like us, he takes a step of faith and then
flounders, and needs the saving touch of God to continue becoming
the person he was created to be. Come and See provides a pattern of
Bible reading, reflection and prayer. Twenty-eight readings,
arranged in four sections, off er short passages from the story of
Peter, plus comment and questions for personal response or group
discussion.
Arguably the most imaginative and energetic church response to the
pandemic has been that of HeartEdge, the interdenominational church
renewal movement founded at St Martin in the Fields by Samuel Wells
but now extending beyond the UK to Europe, North America and
Australia. From serving thousands of meals on London's streets to
becoming, in all but name, an online conference centre and
theological college offering hundreds of events, one outstanding
feature of its programme has been Samuel Wells' monthly
conversations about the future of the Church with leading figures
from Britain and America, attended by large online audiences. This
volume offers a distillation of those conversations which, instead
of being preoccupied with decline, focus on what Christian presence
and practice might look like in the world that is being reshaped by
what the pandemic has revealed, and the theology that is needed to
sustain such a vision.
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Music, Dance, Anthropology (Hardcover)
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This volume celebrates the significant resurgence of interest in
the anthropology of music and dance in recent decades. Traversing a
range of fascinating topics,from the reassessment of historical
figures such as Katherine Dunham and John Blacking, to the
contemporary salience of sonic conflict between Islamic Uyghur and
the Han Chinese, the essays within Music, Dance, Anthropology make
a strong argument for the continued importance of the work of
ethnomusicologists and ethnochoreologists, and of their ongoing
recourse to anthropological theories and practices. Case studies
are offered from areas as diverse as Central Africa,Ireland,
Greece, Uganda and Central Asia, and illuminate core
anthropological concepts such as the nature of embodied knowledge,
the role of citizenship, ritual practices, and the construction of
individual and group identities via a range of ethnographic
methodologies. These include the consideration of soundscapes, the
use of ethnographic filmmaking, and a reflection on the importance
of close cultural engagement over many years. Taken together these
contributions show the study of music and dance practices to be
essential to any rounded study of social activity, in whatever
context it is found. For as this volume consistently demonstrates,
the performance of music and dance is always about more than just
the performance of music and dance. Contributors: John Baily; Peter
Cooke; Ann R. David; Catherine E. Foley; Andree Grau; Rachel
Harris; Maria Koutsouba; Jerome Lewis; Barley Norton; Carole Pegg;
Martin Stokes.
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