Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap...

opposed to art music or folk music; or, as another example, religious music and secular music. The artistic nature of music means that these classifications...

the principal types of religious Jewish music from the days of the Temple to modern times. The history of religious Jewish music is about the cantorial...

Abdelfattah (of the Cairo Conservatory) have gained international attention. Religious music remains an essential part of traditional Sufi Muslim and Coptic Christian...

Islamic music may refer to religious music, as performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, or more generally to musical traditions of the...

censorship. In many parts of the Muslim world devotional/religious music and secular music is well developed and popular. In recent decades, "the advent...

traditional music and sounds. • Cultural Significance: Music holds deep cultural and social significance in Ethiopia, often accompanying religious ceremonies...

associated music and ritual. Iranian religious music is defined as the music that has been used in streets, mosques, holy places and on religious occasions...

music often plays a key role in social activities, religious rituals, rite of passage ceremonies, celebrations, and cultural activities. The music industry...

The Afghan concept of music is closely associated with instruments, and thus unaccompanied religious singing is not considered music. Koran recitation is...