Hearing Sacred Sounds in Hindi Film Songs: Thoughts on the Mawlid in Tamale, Northern Ghana
This contribution explores the role of Hindi film songs in the Mawlid in northern Ghana, where Tijani Muslims combine Islamic texts with Hindi film song melodies to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. It explores how and why Hindi film songs are used in the Mawlid performance each year.
| Published in: | Journal of Africana religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of Africana religions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tamale
/ Film music
/ Hindi
/ Usage
/ Mawlid an-Nabi
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBM Asia KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RC Liturgy TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | This contribution explores the role of Hindi film songs in the Mawlid in northern Ghana, where Tijani Muslims combine Islamic texts with Hindi film song melodies to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. It explores how and why Hindi film songs are used in the Mawlid performance each year. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jafrireli.5.2.0299 |