Review: Turkish Metal – Music, Meaning and Morality in a Muslim Society
| Author(s) |
Johan Cato
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| Contact |
Johan Cato, Lund University, Box 117, 221 00 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: johan.cato@ctr.lu.se |
| Issue |
CyberOrient, Vol. 7, Iss. 2, 2013, pp. 130-132 |
| Published |
November 10, 2013 |
| Type |
Book Review |
| Abstract |
The book is divided into seven chapters that deal with a variety of topics related to heavy metal, Turkey and Islam. The topics include
questions concerning gender, nationalism, media coverage and satanic panic. The book is based on a broad range of materials, which include in-depth interviews with musicians and metalheads active on the scene, interviews with journalists and documentary analysis in the form of Turkish daily newspapers and material from the scene like fanzines, flyers, lyrics and webzines. |
| Keywords |
identity, gender, popular culture, Turkey, music
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