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Duncan Reehl is a Lecturer in the Department of Music at Boston University, specializing in Musicology and Ethnomusicology. His research interests focus on how sound channels spiritual feelings within modern technological ecosystems. Reehl investigates the intersections of Buddhism and popular music in contemporary Japan, examining how Buddhist priests utilize genres like rock-and-roll, hip-hop, and folk music to create spiritual connections. His work highlights the dynamic nature of Buddhist sound practice and challenges established ethnographic narratives surrounding Japanese Buddhism. By utilizing ethnographic, historical, and materialist methodologies, he emphasizes the active roles people play in shaping their religious and artistic practices. Reehl's scholarship provides critical frameworks for analyzing the sonorous and spiritual dimensions of daily life within contemporary technical activities, bridging personal and collective goals of self-determination and religious revitalization. He has been recognized with grants from the Japan Foundation and the Society for Asian Music. His contribution to the field has been marked by innovative ethnographic studies and theoretical reflections on authenticity in religious sound.
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