Description
Book SynopsisFocus: Music and Religion of Morocco introduces the region and its history, highlighting how the pressures of religious life, post-colonial economic struggle, and global media come together within Moroccan musical life. Musical practices contextualize and clarify global historical and contemporary movementsmany of which remain poorly understoodwhile articulating the daily realities of the region's populations in ways that rarely show through current news accounts of religious extremism, poverty and inequality, and forced migration.
As with other volumes in the series, Focus: Music and Religion of Morocco addresses large, conceptual issues though interwoven case studies, in three parts:
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Part I Memories and Medias: Who We Are highlights how issues of religion, colonialism, nationalism, and globalization transcend boundaries through music to create a sense of personal and national identity, wh
Table of Contents
PART I - Memories and Medias: Who We Are / 1. Andalusian Memories / 2. Global Popular Music / PART II - Contesting Mainstreams: Where We’re Going / 3. Pop and Protest / 4. Gnawa Music and Ritual / PART III - Focusing In: Faith and Fun in Fez / 5. Sufi Ritual / 6. Sufi Entertainments / 7. Malhun as Pop, Piety, and Local Pride / Conclusion: Who We Are and Where We’re Going Resources Glossary References Index
