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The goth subculture has associated The goth subculture has associated gothic tastes in music and gothic tastes in music and fashionfashion.By .By the late 1970s, there were a few the late 1970s, there were a few post-punkpost-punk bands in the bands in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom labeled "gothic." labeled "gothic." some some RenaissanceRenaissance and and VictorianVictorian style clothes, or combinations of the style clothes, or combinations of the above, most often with above, most often with blackblack attire, attire, makeup and hair. makeup and hair.

Gothic ideologyGothic ideology Defining an ideology of the gothic subculture is Defining an ideology of the gothic subculture is

difficult for severaldifficult for several reasons. This is, in part, inspired reasons. This is, in part, inspired by by romanticismromanticism and and neoromanticismneoromanticism. The allure for . The allure for goths of dark, mysterious, and morbid imagery and goths of dark, mysterious, and morbid imagery and mood lies in the same tradition. The rise of mood lies in the same tradition. The rise of Romanticism's Romanticism's gothic novelgothic novel during the 19th century during the 19th century saw feelings of horror being commercially exploited saw feelings of horror being commercially exploited as a form of mass entertainment, a process as a form of mass entertainment, a process continued in the modern horror film. Balancing this continued in the modern horror film. Balancing this emphasis on mood, the other central element of the emphasis on mood, the other central element of the subculture is a conscious sense of subculture is a conscious sense of campcamp theatricality theatricality or self-dramatization.The second impediment to or self-dramatization.The second impediment to defining a gothic ideology is goth's sometimes defining a gothic ideology is goth's sometimes apolitical nature. While individual defiance of social apolitical nature. While individual defiance of social norms was a very risky business in the nineteenth norms was a very risky business in the nineteenth century, today it is far less socially radical. Thus, the century, today it is far less socially radical. Thus, the significance of goth's subcultural rebellion is limited, significance of goth's subcultural rebellion is limited, and it draws on imagery at the heart of Western and it draws on imagery at the heart of Western culture. culture.

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especially play a major role in goth especially play a major role in goth culture. Many goths see traditional culture. Many goths see traditional religions as limiting, and so follow religions as limiting, and so follow secularism or secularism or New AgeNew Age approaches to approaches to spirituality. A large number of goths spirituality. A large number of goths adhere to adhere to atheismatheism or or agnosticismagnosticism. Some . Some goths have a keen interest in goths have a keen interest in WiccaWicca, , NeopaganismNeopaganism, , spiritualismspiritualism, and , and occultoccult. . Though only some goths Though only some goths LuciferiansLuciferians, , Many goths follow world religions such Many goths follow world religions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Taoism, and as Christianity, Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism. There is no one common Buddhism. There is no one common religious tie that binds together the goth religious tie that binds together the goth movement.movement.

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MusicMusic It began in the It began in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom during the late during the late

1970s1970s to early to early 1980s1980s in the in the gothic rockgothic rock scene, scene, an offshoot of the an offshoot of the post-punkpost-punk genre. The goth genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era. Its imagery and others of the same era. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from cultural proclivities indicate influences from nineteenth century nineteenth century Gothic literatureGothic literature, mainly , mainly through through horror movieshorror movies. Gothic music . Gothic music encompasses a number of different styles. encompasses a number of different styles. Common to all is a tendency towards a “dark” Common to all is a tendency towards a “dark” sound and outlook. Styles of dress within the sound and outlook. Styles of dress within the subculture range from subculture range from death rockdeath rock, , punkpunk, , androgynousandrogynous

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