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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Main Author: Hill, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor and Francis Group [2017]
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 388-408
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dakar / Hip-hop / Aesthetics / Sufism
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
Further subjects:B Islam
B Senegal
B Aesthetics
B Sufism
B Hip Hop
Online Access: Volltext (doi)