Pdf: The Devil In Music

When rock ’n’ roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the music’s demonic origins. ...

Looks at the concept of the devil from the Reformation to the present, discusses the witch craze, and considers the representation of the devil in literatu ...

At the same time, Sand's musical referencing techniques afford a culturally based method for looking at French society and the need for a humanist reform, ...

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Superbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to othe ...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, so ...

The Reformer Martin Luther is the source of endless fascination and dispute. Not only his antagonists but also his supporters have created a host of repres ...

A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unpreceden ...

Set in the darkest debtor's prison in Georgian London, this gripping historical thriller follows Tom Hawkins as he, due to his penchant for wine, women and ...

An entertaining overview of unexplained phenomena in New Jersey offers tales of ghosts, hauntings, curses, and monsters, including the Jersey Devil, pirate ...

China boasts many great musical traditions, these traditions have made an indelible mark on Chinese culture that has been felt by every generation. ...

This is a Drama based on contemporary political realities in some African countries, which arrived at liberation through armed struggle. Eritrea (God's lan ...

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Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain. ...

The Devil has been represented in many film genres, including horror, comedy, the musical, fantasy, satire, drama, and the religious epic, and in these wor ...

Despite almost universal renown among his contemporaries, Davis lives today not so much in his own work but through covers of his songs by Dylan, Jackson B ...

In 1969, in Capitol Records' Hollywood studio, Larry Norman decided that he wanted to sing about the most countercultural subject of all: Jesus. To a gener ...

A comprehensive biography of one of the greatest twentieth-century conductors surveys Furtwa+a5ngler's formative years, his rise to preeminence as Germany' ...

A comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music, The Foundations of Rock goes back to the heart of the music itself from the time of its b ...

The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition. He's not just the music's namesake ("the devil's music"), but a shadowy pres ...

In every culture and time, persons of faith, of all ages, have summoned trials and tribulations to find the endurance and strength to “dance.” They hav ...

Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, an ...

Music in Horror Film is a collection of essays that examine the effects of music and its ability to provoke or intensify fear in this particular genre of f ...

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The story you are about to envelope is a tale untold, unheard, and unseen. It is a tale set thousands of years ago in the ancient times, a tale of a villag ...

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A composer and lyricist of enormous innovation and influence, Marc Blitzstein remains one of the most versatile and fascinating figures in the history of A ...

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Compiles career biographies of over 1,200 artists and rock music reviews written by fans covering every phase of rock from R&B through punk and rap. ...

Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver! He also wrote the f ...

"A perfect expression of Miller's moral perspective as well as one of his outstanding demonstrations of narrative skill. It provides a wonderful cinematic ...

How much does someones work define them? Does one mistake really change who we are? Once we go down the long burned out path, can we come back? Is there a ...

Sciarretto and Florino distill years of real-world experience into a practical, step-by-step career guide for anyone who wants to turn a love for music int ...

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In this cultural history of evangelical Christianity and popular music, David Stowe demonstrates how mainstream rock of the 1960s and 1970s has influenced ...

The idea of the Devil has proved to be one of the most powerful and fascinating that the human mind has come up with. People everywhere find the idea plaus ...

Hip-hop is here. The beats ring out in our cities. Hip-hop culture is all around us: in the clothes youth wear, in the music they listen to, in the ways th ...