'brahms In The Priesthood Of Art' Explores The Intersection Of Gender, Art Religion (kunstreligion) And Other Aesthetic Currents In Brahms Reception Of The Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. In Particular, It Focuses On The Theme Of The Self-sacrificing Musician Devoted To His Art, Or 'priest Of Music,' With Its Quasi-mystical And German Romantic Implications Of Purity Seemingly At Odds With The Lived Reality Of Brahms's Bourgeois Existence. Laurie Mcmanus. Also Issued In Print: 2021. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.