Liturgical singing as ritual symbol
| dc.contributor.author | Calitz, Coenie (Coenraad Josepheus) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-30T06:24:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-30T06:24:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-08-17 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Liturgical singing is more than text and melody; it is also symbol and ritual. It is part of the ensemble of rituals within the worship service. As a ritual symbol, it is closely connected to the culture or subculture where it is conducted. Meaning is not only immanent in the text (lyrics), but assigned on a continuous base and differs from culture to culture. As a ritual symbol, liturgical singing does not only point to another reality, but presents the other reality within the cultural context of the worship service; within ritual the music and melody are more important than text and lyrics. Liturgical singing as a ritual symbol is never static, but in a continuous process of change. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.ve.org.za | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Calitz, C., 2011, ‘Liturgical singing as ritual symbol’, Verbum et Ecclesia 32(1), Art. #430, 7 pages. doi:10.4102/ve.v32i1.430. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 10.4102/ve.v32i1.430 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1609-9982 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17181 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Open Journals Publishing | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en |
| dc.subject | Liturgical singing | en |
| dc.subject | Ritual symbol | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hymns -- Devotional use | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Liturgics | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Rites and ceremonies | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Religion and culture | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Church music | en |
| dc.title | Liturgical singing as ritual symbol | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |