Sufi Music and Popular Culture - Songs of the Heart

List of contents

Introduction 1 The Mediterranean Crucible: A Cultural History of Tunisia 2 The Mystical Ferment: Sufism in Islam and Tunisia 3 Song and the Law: Music in Islam and Tunisia 4 Songs of the Heart: Sufi Music and the Popular Culture of Tunisia 5 Reinventing the Songs of the Heart – El Hadra Conclusion

About the author

Gavin Picken is Associate Professor of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of SharjahImed Nsiri is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah

Summary

This book examines the role of music in Sufi ritual and its wider impact on Islamic culture and society.

Product details

• Authors: Imed Nsiri, Imed (American University of Sharjah Nsiri, Gavin Picken, Gavin (American University of Sharjah Picken, Gavin/ Nsiri Picken
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.05.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9781138828667
• ISBN: 978-1-138-82866-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Sufi Series; Routledge Sufi; Routledge Sufi Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music