Bodies in sync: Interaction ritual theory applied to sacred harp singing

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-97

  Heider, Anne ^a   Warner, R Stephen ^b  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body; Emotion; Identity; Ritual; Singing; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949479845     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srq001     Document Type: Article

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