The aesthetics of spiritual practice and the creation of moral and musical subjectivities in Aleppo,

2024-12-13 Classification：Music Click()
Author：Shannon, JH

Article Title：The aesthetics of spiritual practice and the creation of moral and musical subjectivities in Aleppo, Syria

Abstract：
This essay analyzes the performance of dhikr (the invocation of God through prayer, song, and movement) in Aleppo, Syria, as an embodied practice mediated by specific repertoires of aesthetic and kinesthetic practices. In dhikr, aesthetic stimuli produce an experience of temporal transformation that participants narrate as ecstasy. Performing dhikr also conditions a musical self, which in turn allows for the habituation of spiritual states. This suggests the importance of investigating the interface of embodied practices, temporality, and the aesthetics of spiritual practice.

Keywords:  aesthetics; temporality; music; Islam; Syria

DOI: 10.2307/3774034

Source：ETHNOLOGY

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