Pop cult
Subtitle: religion in popular music
By: Rupert Till.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780826436382; 9780826400871
Subjects: Popular music -- Religious aspects; Popular music -- Social aspects
Description: "Five women have served as leaders of Muslim countries, namely Megawati Sukarnoputri (Vice President of Indonesia, 1991-2001 and President 2002-4), Benazir Bhutto (PM of Pakistan, 1988-90 and 1993-6), Sheikh Hasina (PM of Bangladesh, 1996-2001), Khaleda Zia (PM of Bangladesh, 1991-5 and 2001-6) and Tansu Çiller (PM of Turkey, 1993-6). This is an extraordinary record and somewhat of a challenge to the widespread perception that Muslim women are oppressed. Four of the women belonged to political families by birth or marriage, raising interesting questions about the extent to which this played a role alongside their skills and personal qualities in their rise to power. To what degree did culture rather than Islam aid and abet their roles, or indeed is it sustainable to distinguish Islam from culture. This study of the role of these five powerful Muslim women uses their life and work to explore relevant issues, such as the role of culture, gender in Islam and the nature of the Islamic state."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Lost in music : pop cults and new religious movements; title: Let's talk about sex : sex cults of popular music; title: I want to take you higher : drug cults of popular music; title: We could be heroes : personality cults of the sacred popular; title: In my beautiful neighbourhood : local cults of popular music; title: Even better than the real thing : virtual cults of popular music; title: Hope I die before I get old : death cults of popular music; title: God is a dj : possession trance cults of electronic dance music; title: Do you believe in rock and roll? : cults of the sacred popular.