Traveling Spirit Masters : Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Marketplace /

A group of ritual musicians and former slaves brought from sub-Saharan Africa to Morocco, the Gnawa heal those they believe to be possessed, using incense, music, and trance. This book on Gnawa music and its global reach is a demonstration of how and why trance - and indeed all sacred music - is fas...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Kapchan, Deborah A.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, [2007]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
A group of ritual musicians and former slaves brought from sub-Saharan Africa to Morocco, the Gnawa heal those they believe to be possessed, using incense, music, and trance. This book on Gnawa music and its global reach is a demonstration of how and why trance - and indeed all sacred music - is fast becoming a transnational sensation.
Umfang:
1 online resource (362 pages): illustrations ;
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780819501363
0819501360
Schlagworte:
Gnawa (Brotherhood)
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