To worship God in our way
Disaffection and localisation in the music culture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11786170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Hellberg (Åbo Akademi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-50 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Musical Arts in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1812-1004 • E-ISSN: 2070-626X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2989/18121004.2010.575987 |
| OpenAlex | W2021135788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The article examines change in the music culture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), using the concepts of localisation and disaffection. The term disaffection is used to describe church members’ discontent with the degree of cultural relevance of the means of musical expression used in the church. Such disaffection can motivate localisation, which in turn is seen as a process of bringing one cultural sector that is dominated by imported cultural elements closer to the surrounding local culture. Through a music-cultural analysis of both musical structure and performance practice, the article attempts to discern what elements of musical performance in ELCIN are sites for disaffection that motivates church members to promote localisation of the music culture of the church
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Musical · Musical form · Political science · Relevance (law · Sacred music · Sociology · Theology · Worship · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |