{"product_id":"music-branding-and-consumer-culture-in-church-hillsong-in-focus-paperback","title":"Music, Branding and Consumer Culture in Church: Hillsong in Focus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting as a single congregation in Australia, Hillsong Church now has campuses worldwide, releases worship music that sells millions of albums and its ministers regularly appear in mainstream media. So, how has a single church gained such international prominence? This book offers an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which music and marketing have been utilised in the pursuit and production of spiritual experience for members of Hillsong Church. An experience that has proven to be incredibly popular. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main theme of this book is that marketing, specifically branding, is not just a way to \"sell\" religion, but rather an integral part of spiritual experience in consumer society. Focussing on the London Hillsong church as a case study, the use of its own music in tandem with strong branding is shown to be a co- and re-productive method of organizing, patterning, and communicating information. The church provides the branded material and cultural context in which participants' sacred experience of self unfolds. However, this requires participants to \"do the work\" to properly understand, and ultimately embody, the values associated with the brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book raises important questions about the role of branding and music in forming modern scared identities. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Ethnomusicology and Media Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Wagner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a London-based percussionist and ethnomusicologist. He is currently a Lecturer in Musicology and Ethnomusicology at University of Manchester, having previously held positions at University of Edinburgh and Royal Holloway, University of London. His writing on Hillsong has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Tanya Riches), \u003ci\u003eJournal of World Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and the edited volume \u003ci\u003eReligion as Brands: New Perspectives on the Marketization of Religion and Spirituality \u003c\/i\u003e(Ashgate, 2014)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the co-editor (with Tanya Riches) of the collection \u003ci\u003eThe Hillsong Movement Examined: You Call Me Out Upon the Waters \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099800146055,"sku":"9781032087726","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7de10c4039a42fd7e0165f723e5bd3bb.webp?v=1732377978","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/music-branding-and-consumer-culture-in-church-hillsong-in-focus-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}