Believing and Singing: Translating Songs of Faith in the Czech Republic

Lee Bidgood

Believing and Singing: Translating Songs of Faith in the Czech Republic

Lee Bidgood

Department of Appalachian Studies

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

The Czech Republic is one of the least religious countries in Europe, and yet — with my ears open both as an ethnomusicologist and as a Christian believer — I have found thriving communities of faith-music practice, especially the singing of gospel and worship songs. Some of the people with whom I have shared religion-related music making experience are believers, others are not. This essay presents some examples from sacred and secular settings, discussing the motivations of participants, and the role of the forces of globalization (especially of Anglo-American cultural elements) in Czech religious singing.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Od Folkloru k world music: Hudba a Spiritualita
Pages	246-262
Number of pages	17
State	Published - 2019

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