Social Functions of Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach

by JonathanL.Friedmann (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2012

  $104.80

  Social Functions of Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach by Jonathan L. Friedmann paints a detailed picture of the important role sacred music plays in Jewish religious communities. Drawing upon the work of Emile Durkeim, the book examines how synagogue songs serve disciplinary, cohesive, revitalizing, and euphoric functions.