Discourse on Illness and Healing in Selected Gospel Songs in Southwestern Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorAdeola, Taiye Shola
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-08T11:00:07Z
dc.date.available2023-05-08T11:00:07Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the discourse on themes of illness and healing in gospel music in Southwestern Nigeria since the early 1980s. It also identified factors responsible for the regular occurrence of these themes in Nigerian gospel music recordings. Adopting contextual, cultural-hermeneutical, musicological and discographical approaches, this study carried out a textual analysis of recordings of selected gospel musicians from the Southwestern part of Nigeria. Interviews were also conducted with some gospel musicians to obtain information about the theology underpinning their songs, and their perceptions of what they considered as illness and healing. Lastly, secondary sources such as books, articles in journals, Newspaper articles, and internet sources were consulted. The findings show that gospel musicians perceived illness not only as a state of physical, but also as a spiritual, social and even political disorder that all needed to be restored to optimum functionalityen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Performing Arts. 4, 2011 (2); 131 – 147en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/9652
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, Accraen_US
dc.subjectNigerian gospel music; Gospel songs; Illness and Healing; Southwestern Nigeriaen_US
dc.titleDiscourse on Illness and Healing in Selected Gospel Songs in Southwestern Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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