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 more2020.read less
"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.