Religion, music and the site of ritual
Baptismal rites and the Irish citizenship referendum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5833747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Phelan (0000-0002-9122-0070, University of Limerick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-38 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Community Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-6302 • E-ISSN: 1752-6299 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/ijcm.2.1.25_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2088379321 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
While ritual practice is not exclusive to religion, religious systems have always relied on rituals to act as their expressive voice. Ritual, by its very nature, is a performed event. Through music, movement, poetry, silence, art and proclaimed word, religions embody and express the beliefs, tensions and aspirations of the communities who perform them. Drawing on the works of Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Paul Tillich, John Caputo and Talal Asad, this paper probes understandings of religion, which push beyond fundamentalist and denominational definitions, to propose a view of religion as embodied not-knowing, rather than conceptual certainty. It is from this perspective that we can revisit the potential of ritual practice specifically musical practice as a space of community creation, challenge and reconciliation. This proposal is grounded with reference to my own experience of working with asylum seekers in a number of churches in Limerick city, with particular reference to the role of music in the rite of baptism for children, seen against the backdrop of the Irish citizenship referendum of 2004
Aesthetics · Baptism · Citizenship · Epistemology · Irish · Linguistics · Political science · Rite · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces
Religion With/Out Religion
Performance Theory
The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida
Body Consciousness
The Forest of Symbols
The Body in the Mind
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Children of Global Migration
Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
The Meaning and End of Religion
Religion as an Overlooked Element of International Relations
Religion and Prejudice
Nationals/non-nationals
Practice, ritual and community music
Towards a World Theology
The many ways of community music
Performing Live
Central Problems in Social Theory
Ritual
Theory in Anthropology since the Sixties
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |