How does art influence the status of the artists that make it? Sociologists argue that the
shared use of artistic conventions produces status arrays, but we have not subjected this …

Using data from the 1999 Arts and Religion Survey, this article builds on the work of Tia
DeNora and the understanding of music as a technology of health by focusing on an …

What is the relationship of recreational associations to the political engagement of their
members? We answer this question using multilevel data on 25 community choirs and the …

Choral ensembles often operate as hierarchical institutions where the conductor maintains a
position of control over the musical, educational, and social aspects of singing with little or …

This study describes the inter-ethnic solidarity in the charismatic Mawar Sharon church in
Medan City, Indonesia, also known as the Connect Group Church. The qualitative and …

Religious values have played a historic role in African American society. The impact of
religious values on social bonds among African American adults is assessed in this study …

Abstract The musicking of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is essential for Protestant
Christian communities worldwide. Hong Kong is no exception, where CCM was introduced …

This thesis is a scaled enquiry into the embodied practice of collective singing in Glasgow,
encompassing breathing bodies, singing collectives, sites of song, and a musical city. Using …

This phenomenological study explored student value perceptions of religious participation
among nontraditional South African distance learners who persisted in theological distance …

This phenomenological study explored student value perceptions of religious participation
among nontraditional South African distance learners who persisted in theological distance …