There would seem to be no obvious connection between Missionary Baptists in Florida and Psalm-singers in the Western Isles of Scotland. But hear for yourselves the striking similarities between the way two communities of Christians worship God.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 9:18 PM
March 1st, 2011 | 10:19 pm | #1
Wow. How did you come upon this?
One Body, one Head, one Spirit, one Father, and one Gospel.
March 1st, 2011 | 11:01 pm | #2
If you want your mind bent a little further, find a recording of Old Order Mennonites.
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What CAN’T Youtube get you?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnPaY7LZ4k
I suspect this is very old, very basic, rooted deep in primal patterns of behavior and music.
March 1st, 2011 | 11:05 pm | #3
And Amish Das Lobleid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1wrB9A7hQ
March 3rd, 2011 | 10:08 am | #4
All of the traditions mentioned, in some form or another, trace their roots or at least major influences, to 16th century Switzerland. Yes, including Missionary Baptists, who were probably influenced by the Scots Irish Protestant worship of the American South. Probably not a coincidence?
March 11th, 2011 | 12:46 pm | #5
The call-and-response of Missionary Baptists almost certainly comes from slave songs and goes back to African forms of music. The fact that many cultures have call-and-response suggests something about music itself and common human patterns of producing it. There might be European sources of some elements, but it’s a bit of a stretch the basic elements of black forms of music in the U.S. to European origins.
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