Lex Cantandi, Lex Credendi : A Content Analysis of Organizational Identity-Constructing Pronouns in Pre- and Post-Vatican II Catholic Hymns

This article asks whether hymns written prior to and following the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) differ significantly in their use of self- and divine-referential pronouns and answers this question by content analyzing the lyrics of 196 hymns in two different hymnals used in Catholic parishes...

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Published in:Journal of media and religion 2018-01, Vol.17 (1), p.12-27
Main Authors: Sigler, J. E., Renner, Max M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catholicism
Catholics
Content analysis
Hymns
Identity
Lyrics
Parishes
Pronouns
Qualitative research
Religious history
Religious music
Religious organizations
Social change
Text analysis
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Summary:This article asks whether hymns written prior to and following the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) differ significantly in their use of self- and divine-referential pronouns and answers this question by content analyzing the lyrics of 196 hymns in two different hymnals used in Catholic parishes today. It finds that hymns written post-Vatican II contain significantly more self-referential pronouns as well as an interestingly different mix of divine-referential pronouns than hymns written pre-Vatican II. These findings contribute to our knowledge of how shifts in religious organizations' identities find expression in liturgical texts, which is important for understanding how the religious identities of individuals and communities are socially constructed over time.
ISSN:1534-8423
1534-8415
DOI:10.1080/15348423.2018.1463714