Tryin' to Get to Heaven That Way : Mysticism and Eroticism in Soul Music
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Authors
Sampson, Jesse T.
Issue Date
2007
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The author analyzes the blending of sacred and sexual themes in the soul music of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Al Green, and compares soul music to the Sufi poetry of Rumi and others to show how the erotic impulses of Soul Music and the spiritual aspects of Gospel Music can share the same transcendent, mystical elements.
Description
61 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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