TY - BOOK AU - Marini,Stephen A. TI - Sacred song in America: religion, music, and public culture SN - 0252028007 (alk. paper) AV - ML 2911 .M37 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Sacred songs KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Church music KW - Music KW - Religious aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Part 1: Great traditions of American sacred song -- Songway: sacred-song traditions of native America -- Pilgrimage and penitence: sacred-song traditions of the Hispanic southwest -- Sacred harp singing: continuity and change in the American singing-school tradition -- "Is it going to save someone?": the black church at song -- Klezmorim and Sephardim: the Jewish music revival -- Part 2: Sacred song and contemporary American religion -- New music of the spheres: from the new age to Neo-Paganism -- Contested praise: a tale of two hymnals -- Mormons and music: maintaining and mainstreaming sectarian identity -- Troubadour for the Lord: catholic charismatics and sacred song -- The conservatory tradition: interviews with Daniel Pinkham and Neely Bruce -- Gospel music: sacred song and the marketplace -- Conclusion: American sacred song and the meaning of religious culture ER -