Mapping Secular Choirs in Sweden
The role of religion in Western societies has gained renewed attention in recent years. While choirs have been studied to varying extents in the social sciences, the geography of choirs has received little attention, particularly in human geography. Using questionnaire responses from secular choir m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2024
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2024, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-315 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Swedes
/ Choir
/ Music performance
/ Religiosity
/ Secularism
/ City
/ Rural area
/ Post-secularism
/ History 2021-2022
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia RD Hymnology TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Rural
B Urban B Sweden B Choir B Mapping B Postsecular |
| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | The role of religion in Western societies has gained renewed attention in recent years. While choirs have been studied to varying extents in the social sciences, the geography of choirs has received little attention, particularly in human geography. Using questionnaire responses from secular choir members, this exploratory study examines the possible differences and/or similarities of secular choir’s sacral and/or secular activity in urban and rural spaces in Sweden. The study reveals two primary findings. First, it reveals that secular choir members engage in a mixture of secular and sacred activities, suggesting that these activities can be considered postsecular. Second, the data challenges the geographical perception of rural environments as more sacred/traditional, as they have a high proportion of secular activities. Likewise, the results questions the geographical perception of urban environments as secular/modern, as they demonstrate an even distribution of sacred activities. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-bja10113 |
