Jerrilyn McGregory
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604737820
- eISBN:
- 9781604737837
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604737820.003.0008
- Subject:
- Music, History, American
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. These include the Twentieth of May, Sunday Morning Band, Fifth Sundays, and the sacred music these occasions ritualized. The chapter also discusses the role of women spiritual activists in promoting a womanist spirituality to ensure the success of their entire network.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. These include the Twentieth of May, Sunday Morning Band, Fifth Sundays, and the sacred music these occasions ritualized. The chapter also discusses the role of women spiritual activists in promoting a womanist spirituality to ensure the success of their entire network.
