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- Title
Liturgical singing as ritual symbol.
- Authors
Calitz, Coenie
- Abstract
Liturgical singing is more than text and melody; it is also symbol and ritual. It is part of the ensemble of rituals within the worship service. As a ritual symbol, it is closely connected to the culture or subculture where it is conducted. Meaning is not only immanent in the text (lyrics), but assigned on a continuous base and differs from culture to culture. As a ritual symbol, liturgical singing does not only point to another reality, but presents the other reality within the cultural context of the worship service; within ritual the music and melody are more important than text and lyrics. Liturgical singing as a ritual symbol is never static, but in a continuous process of change.
- Subjects
CANTILLATION; MUSIC; RELIGION; RELIGION &; culture; RITUAL; WORSHIP &; love of God
- Publication
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2011, Vol 32, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1609-9982
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/ve.v32i1.430