{"title":"Stephen Cottrell","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Cottrell’s works span thoughtful explorations of faith and spirituality alongside engaging titles for younger readers. His writing offers approachable insights, such as those found in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord's Prayer: A Beginner's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, inviting readers to reflect on familiar prayers with fresh understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside spiritual themes, Cottrell's collection touches on cultural experiences and creative expression, exemplified by titles like \u003cem\u003eProfessional Music-Making in London\u003c\/em\u003e and the charming \u003cem\u003eThe Sleepy Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e. His books resonate across age groups, blending arts and culture with accessible storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lords-prayer-a-beginners-guide-by-stephen-cottrell-9781399819428","title":"The Lord's Prayer: A Beginner's Guide","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In less than seventy words, Jesus gives us a prayer to learn by heart and a prayer to get inside our hearts, shaping the way we live.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord's Prayer: A Beginner's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e by Stephen Cottrell is for beginners of all ages. Whether you know this simple prayer already, or it is your first encounter, be inspired to learn more about \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e we pray these words in this simple guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach phrase and page is illustrated with original lino print artworks from Jack Seymour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46369556332780,"sku":"9781399819428","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10562343482686.jpg?v=1744789019"},{"product_id":"the-sleepy-shepherd-by-stephen-cottrell-9780281078028","title":"The Sleepy Shepherd","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sleepy Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e is so dozy he completely misses the visit of the angels... and the chance to greet the Christ-child in Bethlehem. 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Drawing in part on his own professional experience, Stephen Cottrell considers to what extent musicians in Western society conform to Alan Merriam's paradigmatic assessment of them as having low status yet high respect, as well as being given an unusual degree of licence to deviate from convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on a wide variety of approaches from scholars elsewhere: from ethnomusicologists such as Bruno Nettl and Henry Kingsbury, performance theorists such as Richard Schechner and Victor Turner, as well as psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Melanie Klein. This rich intellectual heritage provides the framework for discussion of a variety of themes, including how musicians conceive their self-identity and how this is negotiated in the professional musical world; how the deputy system facilitates musical exchange and engenders gift relationships; how humour lubricates social and musical relationships and mitigates the stresses of musicians' lives; and how the events in which musicians participate can be viewed as quasi-rituals, and thus related to analogous events in non-Western cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe focus of this study is on professional music-making in London, one of the world's busiest centres of musical performance. Yet the issues raised and explored are deeply relevant to other major centres of Western art music, such as New York, Berlin, or Sydney. Ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, musicologists, performers, teachers, and concert-goers will find this book a stimulating insight into, and investigation of, Western art musicians and their place in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607461740780,"sku":"9781138425095","price":626.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138425095-professional-music-making-in-london.jpg?v=1778165522"},{"product_id":"professional-music-making-in-london-by-stephen-cottrell-9780754608899","title":"Professional Music-Making in London","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessional Music-Making in London\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging yet innovative study which examines the lives and work of Western art musicians from an ethnographic perspective. 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