Singing Yoruba Christianity: Music, Media, and Morality (African Expressive Cultures) - Softcover

Brennan, Vicki L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253032091 ISBN 13: 9780253032096

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Singing the same song is a central part of the worship practice for members for the Cherubim and Seraphim Christian Church in Lagos, Nigeria. Vicki L. Brennan reveals that by singing together, church members create one spiritual mind and become unified around a shared set of values. She follows parishioners as they attend choir rehearsals, use musical media―hymn books and cassette tapes―and perform the music and rituals that connect them through religious experience. Brennan asserts that church members believe that singing together makes them part of a larger imagined social collective, one that allows them to achieve health, joy, happiness, wealth, and success in an ethical way. Brennan discovers how this particular Yoruba church articulates and embodies the moral attitudes necessary to be a good Christian in Nigeria today.

About this title

About the Author:

Vicki L. Brennan is Associate Professor of Religion and Director of African Studies Program at the University of Vermont.

Review:

"By looking at song and sound as critically important aspects of worship, Vicki L. Brennan provides an excellent and detailed analysis of Yoruba Christianity, its practice, and its impact on church members."

(Elisha P. Renne, author of Yoruba Religious Textiles)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0253032091
• ISBN 13: 9780253032096
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230