The Rationalitys of Religious Markets: considerations about gospel music production and consumption

The consumption of gospel products attracted a great amount of attention to it by the Social Sciences. Recently social scientists were engaged on understanding this phenomenon and explaining it. This article parts from these approaches, but find them insufficient. We argue these approaches fail as t...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Bandeira, Olívia, Nicolau Netto, Michel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/18906
Acesso em linha:http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/revcienso/article/view/18906
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Gospel Music
Consumption
Music Industry
Phonographic Industry
Música Gospel
Consumo
Indústria da Música
Indústria Fonográfica
Descrição
Resumo:The consumption of gospel products attracted a great amount of attention to it by the Social Sciences. Recently social scientists were engaged on understanding this phenomenon and explaining it. This article parts from these approaches, but find them insufficient. We argue these approaches fail as they do not consider the rationalities of this market and the meanings the consumers give to the gospel products. Focusing on music, this article brings results of an ethnographic research carried out between 2012 and 2015. It will be shown that the own structure of the gospel music industry is of paramount importance to the comprehension of its success. Also, it will be argued that the meanings consumers give to gospel music, in their daily lives, impact its social relevance.