Spirituality, Fan Culture, and the Music of Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Justin Harmon, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This article presents findings from a qualitative study with passionate fans of the rock and roll band, Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons. The study looked at how fan involvement in the music scene enhanced quality of life through the ability to access a personal sense of spirituality. While the majority of participants (87%) had been raised in religious households, most of those (93%) had intentionally abandoned religious affiliation only to come to embrace a language of spirituality and religion to describe their attraction to the music. This study fills a gap by exploring how aspects of spiritual language and sensations can be embraced in a secular context after departure from a formal religious upbringing.
Spirituality, Fan Culture, and the Music of Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Leisure Science, 38(3), 268-283
- Language: English
- Date: 2016
- Keywords
- ethnographic methods, fan culture, leisure, music, spirituality