Interdisciplinary Approaches to the History of Lutheran Church Music in Finland

Abstract

New perspectives on church music history in Finland are achievable with the interdisciplinary theoretical framework,i.e. by embracing theories, research perspectives and key concepts, from other scientific disciplines. By outlining the philosophical, theological, cultural and political atmosphere of the time, a deeper understanding about the motives of people active in standardising congregational singing in nineteenth-century Finland and Ingria as well as the impact of pan European influence was achieved.