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Progressiveradionetwork.com presents Expanding Mind with Erik Davis. He explores the culture of consciousness: magic, spirituality, psychology, technology.
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Thursday May 11, 2017
Thursday May 11, 2017
North American Qawwali musician Tahir Faridi Qawwal talks about sacred improvisation, the mystic bliss of qawwali music, breaking into tradition, and building bridges between East and West with his group Fanna-Fi-Allah. www.fanna-fi-allah.com
8 years ago
Oops..delete second "in order to"
8 years ago
OK. But nothing on who could/could not practice the form (particularly in caste-bound India)? I would imagine one would have to be relatively well off (if not entirely privileged) in order to have access to both opportunity and material sustenance in order to even imagine becoming any kind of central participant in such ritualized cultural practices. But, again, I'm coming at this from a position of complete ignorance, much to my annoyance.
8 years ago
Ah, cool--caste talk. I was wondering how (and even if) that applied amongst the purveyors and consumers of this particular music/cultural form/what-have-you. Of course, I am completely ignorant of how the caste system applies in a predominantly islamic setting/culture.