A mystical cosmopolitanism: Sufi Hip Hop and the aesthetics of Islam in Dakar
For many, any alliance between ‘Islam' and ‘Hip Hop' is an unholy one, whether for bringing Hip Hop into Islam or vice versa. Yet many of Senegal's prominent rappers today are committed adherents of the Fayḍa Tijāniyya Sufi (mystical Islamic) movement who rap about religious knowledge...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor and Francis Group
[2017]
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Culture and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 388-408 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dakar
/ Hip-hop
/ Aesthetics
/ Sufism
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Senegal B Aesthetics B Sufism B Hip Hop |
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