RT Article
T1 Music's Role in Facilitating the Process of Healing—A Thematic Analysis
JF Religions
VO 8
IS 9
SP 1
OP 13
A1 Lee, Juyoung
A1 Davidson, Jane W.
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/158624079X
AB This qualitative study aims to understand the factors motivating Korean migrants' participation in weekly Charismatic Prayer Meetings in a Catholic Church. As music plays a crucial role in these meetings, the paper explores whether active engagement with music motivated the long-term commitment of participants to the meetings. The research is based on a thematic analysis of a focus group comprising six Korean adults living in Australia. Results show that music performed in religious forms such as Praise and Worship and Speaking/Singing in Tongues prayers was found to intensify spiritual experiences of the people as a group, and over time, each participant experienced improved physical and mental wellbeing, which in turn motivated further investment in the meetings. It was evident that the passionate group music-making enabled participants to focus on conscious and subconscious body, mind, and spirit, eliciting transpersonal experiences within each person. The findings of the current study are deemed relevant to this specific cohort and to others in similar contexts, where minority groups use worship and music for socio-cultural inclusion that addresses both spiritual and mental health issues. Though a small-scale study, the current paper provides a rationale for these religious groups to be involved in music-based spiritual practice.
K1 Charismatic Prayer Meeting
K1 Korean migrants
K1 praise and worship
K1 Speaking/Singing in Tongues
K1 Music
K1 Spirituality
K1 Wellbeing
DO 10.3390/rel8090184