RT Article
T1 Liturgical singing as ritual symbol
JF Verbum et ecclesia
VO 32
IS 1
SP 1
OP 7
A1 Calitz, Coenie
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1760655163
AB 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.
K1 liturgical singing
K1 church singing
K1 church song
K1 Ritual
K1 ritual symbol
K1 Symbol
DO 10.4102/ve.v32i1.430