RT Article
T1 Blue Suede Shoes to Doc Marten Boots: Music, Protest and Implicit Religion
JF Implicit religion
VO 19
IS 1
SP 93
OP 115
A1 King, Christine
A1 Stewart, Francis
LA English
PB Equinox
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1571530584
AB This article will focus on two seemingly disparate music based case studies-- Elvis and punk rock--and their associated "religions." An argument will be made that Elvis and "his religion" could be viewed as what is often represented as a traditional "Catholic" tradition with pilgrimages, flowers, candles, prayers and miracles (including resurrection). Ethics and charity work are undertaken as emulation or invocation of Elvis rather than a morally driven action or compulsion. Concurrently, punk music (in its various forms) could be viewed as what is traditionally represented as "Protestant" with its stringent self-reliance, rejection of hierarchy and questioning of authority, its crucial importance on questioning, action and black and white view of the world. Ethics form a key part of punk and are driven by strong morality and a desire to wrest change. However the dialogue between these two case studies (and indeed geographies of USA and UK) can be made all the more coherent and fruitful when structured through an Implicit Religion framework and thus stand in tribute to Edward Bailey and the partnerships he sought to create through Implicit Religion.
K1 BAILEY, Edward
K1 BOOTS
K1 Catholics
K1 fans
K1 Implicit Religion
K1 Music
K1 Popular Culture
K1 protest and Rock Music
K1 Protestantism
K1 PUNK rock music
K1 Self-reliance
DO 10.1558/imre.v19i1.30012