Mortality and music :: popular music and the awareness of death /

The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners. Yet we constantly live with the awareness of our vulnerability as mortals. Drawing on a range of genres, bands and artists, Mortality and Music examines the ways in which popular music has responded to our a...

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Main Author: Partridge, Christopher H. (Christopher Hugh), 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
Series:Bloomsbury studies in religion and popular music.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners. Yet we constantly live with the awareness of our vulnerability as mortals. Drawing on a range of genres, bands and artists, Mortality and Music examines the ways in which popular music has responded to our awareness of the inevitability of death and the anxiety it can evoke. Exploring bereavement, depression, suicide, violence, gore, and fans' responses to the deaths of musicians, it argues for the social and cultural significance of popular music's treatment of mortality and the apparent absurdity of.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472526809
1472526805

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