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The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music Teresa L. Reed
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The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music
Teresa L. Reed
Explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of 20th-century African Americans. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts that shaped them, Teresa L. Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way African Americans convey religious sentiment in styles ranging from blues to gangsta rap.
200 pages, 11 photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813190921 |
| Publishers | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Pages | 200 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 155 × 13 mm · 331 g |