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"Tráenos tu reino de justicia e igualdad": Mesianismo y Nueva Canción Chilena
"Bring us your kingdom of justice and equality": Messianism and New Chilean Song
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Abstract The author offers us a fascinating reading of the religious aspects contained in the political songs that emerged in Chile during the years prior to Salvador Allende's government. To do so, he refers to the Judeo-Christian concept of messianism, which he explores both in the musical structures and i... view more
The author offers us a fascinating reading of the religious aspects contained in the political songs that emerged in Chile during the years prior to Salvador Allende's government. To do so, he refers to the Judeo-Christian concept of messianism, which he explores both in the musical structures and in the cultural conceptions that underpin the social behavior of the authors and performers of said song. Thus, the author analyzes how ideas forged in religious contexts find a prominent place in spaces related to social protest, even blurring the boundaries between the sacred and the profane. "Bring us your kingdom of justice and equality": Messianism and New Chilean Song is a book written with a critical eye but also with passion, with a political commitment that rescues the contributions of a popular religion and that aims to make a reality that kingdom of justice and equality that Víctor Jara evoked in his songs.... view less
Keywords
messianism; Chile; social change; political movement; song; music; Latin America
Classification
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
Ariadna Ediciones
City
Santiago
Page/Pages
280 p.
ISBN
978-956-6276-29-6
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed