@mastersthesis{titiati_countering_2023,
	title = {Countering the {Satan}’s {Cousins}’ {Narrative}: {Expertise} and {Labor} of {Ghanaian} {Pentecostal} and {Charismatic} {Churches} {Musicians}},
	shorttitle = {Countering the {Satan}’s {Cousins}’ {Narrative}},
	url = {https://search.proquest.com/docview/2864227454},
	abstract = {On December 27, 2019, Rev. Dr. David Antwi of Kharis Ministries publicly described church musicians receiving monetary compensation as “thieves and Satan’s cousins.” This statement by the preacher exacerbated the perennial debate –– among musicians, Christians and the church–– over the remuneration of musicians who offer their musical labor in the Pentecostal and Charismatic churches. To discuss the professional status of church musicians and therefore to weigh in the debate over their financial compensation, this thesis aims to investigate how music shapes the worship experience and how musicians craft services in Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Ghana. Methodology for the study includes an autoethnography of my twenty years’ experience as a church musician in Ghana, interviews, and social media engagements with other Ghanaian musicians. This thesis concludes with a proposal for the reconsideration of church musicians as a form of labor which can be valued in financial payments among other benefits.},
	language = {eng},
	urldate = {2023-10-23},
	school = {Tufts University},
	author = {Titiati, Mawunyo Kobla},
	year = {2023},
	keywords = {African Studies, Music, Religion},
}

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