Zineb Majdouli, Trajectoires des musiciens gnawa. Approche ethnographique des cérémonies domestiques et des festivals de Musiques du Monde145-149

Raout, Julien

doi:10.4000/clo.785

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“…Contemporary Moroccan Sufism cultivates music (practices, procedures and codifications of style) and performance as a process that encompasses the experiences and embodied aspects of musical actions (Ramnarine 2009) in rituals (ḥadra; pl. ḥadrāt) to explore the aspect of transcendence based on the cultural world view of the Sufis (Majdouli 2007;Maréchal and Dassetto 2014;Nabti 2010). These experiences result from the mobilisation of bodily techniques (such as dance and breathing movements) acquired through an initiation process, which includes a series of moral teachings and physical exercises carried out by participants in their private places of worship (zāwiya; pl.…”

Section: Contemporary Moroccan Sufismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Power of Musical Aesthetics

Bartel

2024

Anthropology of the Middle East

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This article explores the role of music in eliciting emotional states among the Hamdouchiya Sufi order in Morocco. It highlights the aesthetic aspects of Sufi rituals as relational activities that impact sensory perceptions and mystical experiences. Music serves as a medium through which emotions are expressed, self-imagination takes form, and challenges to the study of rituals are presented. Aesthetics plays a pivotal role in Sufi practice and belief, involving the body as a vessel for spiritual transformation and interaction with music as reflections of the divine. The article also discusses the concept of aesthetics within a cultural context, emphasising its influence on socialisation and morality. Sufism provides an opportunity to contemplate the limits of the mind, self and emotions, thereby unveiling the ritualistic shaping of one's spiritual existence.

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Section: Contemporary Moroccan Sufismmentioning

confidence: 99%