Harrison, Douglas, 1975-

Then sings my soul the culture of southern gospel music / [electronic resource] : Douglas Harrison. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - xi, 228 p. : ill. - Music in American life .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : A native informant's report from the field -- Glory bumps, or the psychodynamics of the southern gospel experience -- Nostalgia, modernity, and the reconstruction roots of a tradition -- The rise of "southern" gospel music and the compensations of history -- The gaitherization of contemporary southern gospel -- Southern gospel in the key of queer -- Epilogue : the soul's best song -- List of songs referenced -- Appendix : methods and preliminary findings of a survey of attitudes and beliefs about southern gospel music.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Gospel music--History and criticism.--Southern States
Popular culture--Religious aspects.


Electronic books.

ML3187 / .H39 2012

782.25/408909075