Social Functions of Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach

by Jonathan L. Friedmann

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 mile Durkeim, the book examines how synagogue songs serve disciplinary, cohesive, revitalizing, and euphoric functions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739168312
• ISBN13: 9780739168318
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"