Analysis of K.D.Lang’s Hymns of the 49th Parallel (Warner Music, 2004):

1. What is a hymn? 2. What is the purpose of a hymn? 3. These songs are all covers. Who originally wrote/sang these songs? 4. How do the original artists fit within the Canadian popular cultural scene? 5. Which of the theories about religion (i.e. what is religion?) are most helpful in understanding why these songs might be called hymns?        

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