Russian rock music
“Orthodox art”, new religion or “lovely paganism”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22148989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrey Beskov (0000-0003-4080-1614, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 10-28 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Культура и искусство (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2454-0625 • E-ISSN: 2454-0625 |
| Publisher | Aurora Group, s.r.o (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7256/2454-0625.2020.6.31675 |
| OpenAlex | W3047016421 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This article is dedicated to examination of the art of several famous Russian rock bands, which leaders have repeatedly declared their religiosity and to some extent are engaged in missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church. The author covers the questions whether it is appropriate to attribute the art of such rock bands to the genre of “Christian rock”, and do the rock musicians contribute to popularization of Orthodox doctrine and churching of their fans, or rather to desecration of religious values and ideals. For solution of the set tasks, the author analyzed song lyrics of the prominent Russian rock bands, as well as interviews of their leaders and other publications in mass media and scientific periodicals that touch upon a religious aspect in rock music. The art of various Russian rock bands often attracted the attention of researchers, who noticed religious (primarily Christian) symbolism in the song lyrics. However, there has not been previously raised a question of whether it is possible to define the art of such rock bands as “Christian rock” or “Orthodox art” based on existence of references to Christian symbolism. It is demonstrated that leaning on the comprehensive analysis of the art of several Russian rock bands that use religious symbols and allusions in their lyrics, there are no grounds to attribute them to the genre of “Christian rock”. Despite the fact that the majority of leaders of these bands and the authors of texts are Orthodox, the lyrics, visual arrangements and videos often have the elements of Neo-Paganism
Archaeology · Art · Literature · Lyrics · Popular music · Religiosity · Rock art · Rock music · Theology · Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Philosophy · Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |