The Sound of Semana Santa

The Meaning of Music for the Religious Experience of Participants of the Processions during Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala

Authors

  • Jip Lensink Utrecht University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25609/sure.v3.2488

Keywords:

Semana Santa, Antigua, Music, Marcha Fúnebre, Religious Experience

Abstract

This anthropological research gives insight in the meaning of music for the religious experience of participants of the processions in Antigua, Guatemala. By placing the theories of lived religion, material religion and aesthetics at the central stage, the process whereby the marchas fúnebres, the music played in the processions, mediate religious experience for the participants is explained. The material-sensorial elements of the processions, the practice of carrying, and the emotional effect of the music which refers to extra-musical memories, all provide the context for and strengthen the communication of the participants with God.

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Published

2017-12-05

How to Cite

Lensink, J. (2017). The Sound of Semana Santa: The Meaning of Music for the Religious Experience of Participants of the Processions during Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala. Student Undergraduate Research E-Journal!, 3, 70–73. https://doi.org/10.25609/sure.v3.2488

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Section

Economics & Social Sciences