This Music Is My Religion
This Place Is My Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21581413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy King (0000-0002-9214-5930, corresponding author), Religious Communication Association |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 39-59 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Communication and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-2838 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/jcr202043422 |
| OpenAlex | W4396588713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article interprets a live electronic music DJ performance by Armin van Buuren at Ultra Music Festival 2019 in Miami as a religious, rhetorical text. It considers the methods of van Buuren and why he appeals to a younger generation that is seeking spirituality outside of traditional religion. Electronic music has long been identified by scholars as having a spiritual ethos, and van Buuren’s style epitomizes what is described as “technoshamanism.” His performance and the behavior of the audience can be described as religious behavior and manifests the dogma of the electronic music scene: Peace, Love, Unity, Respect
Art · Sociology · Visual arts · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |