Dallying with danger, transcending the Rubicon: metal extremo, religião, o inefável e o indizível

The musical genre designated as "metal", contrary to most popular music genres, highlights religious phenomena within its discourse. Controversy, opposition, and transgression of social norms are entangled in its narrative since its inception. Despite its relatively long history, it had un...

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Autres titres:"Dossiê Religião e Música, Parte II"
Auteur principal: Alvarenga Cherem, Youssef (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Portugais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2023
Dans: Numen
Année: 2023, Volume: 26, Numéro: 1, Pages: 154-181
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Résumé:The musical genre designated as "metal", contrary to most popular music genres, highlights religious phenomena within its discourse. Controversy, opposition, and transgression of social norms are entangled in its narrative since its inception. Despite its relatively long history, it had until recently received little attention from social scientists. In this article, we analyze the symbolic context of songs from three subgenres - thrash, death, and black metal - that deal with an unusual subject matter: Islam. We argue that, through a specific attitude regarding the autonomy of the artistic field, the deep, derisive, and scathing critiques of social, political, and religious structures reflect public discourse, becoming an emblematic case for various cultural tensions in contemporary society, as it converges against expectations both from the left and from the right.
Description matérielle:7 Illustrationen (teilweise farbig)
ISSN:2236-6296
Contient:Enthalten in: Numen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.34019/2236-6296.2023.v26.39031