Dramatic handclap marking the beginning of the trance section of the Īsāwiyya ceremony.

Īsāwiyya of La Marsa.

2014-06-27

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  • The shaykh al-ḥaḍra claps his hands to mark the transition from the mjarred section to the ḥaḍra trance section of the ceremony (ḥaḍra) of the Īsāwiyya of La Marsa.

    Keywords: Sufi music; ritual music; 'Īsāwiyya Sufi order; Tunisia.

    Accompanies chapter 2 of: Jankowsky, Richard C. Ambient Sufism: Ritual Niches and the Social Work of Musical Form. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ... read more
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  • "Dramatic handclap marking the beginning of the trance section of the Īsāwiyya ceremony." 'Īsāwiyya of La Marsa. Video recording by Richard Jankowsky, Tunis, Tunisia, 2014.
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