Blackness in Morocco : Gnawa identity through music and visual culture /

A groundbreaking study of Blackness in Morocco through the lens of visual representation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Becker, Cynthia J., 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Gnawa (Brotherhood) > Rites and ceremonies. Gnawa (Brotherhood) > Music. Blacks > Morocco > History. Blacks > Morocco > Social life and customs.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Becoming Gnawa
From Enslavement to Gnawa: Historical Postcards and the Construction of Gnawa Identity
Black Women, Photographic Representation, and Female Agency
Fraja Performances: Geo-Locating Gnawa Ceremonies in the Sudan
Spirits in the Night: Blackness, Authenticity, and Potency in a Gnawa Lila
Marketing Gnawa Authenticity: The Shrine of Bilal and Hats of the Bambara
The Gnawa Guinbri: From Concealment to Exhibition
Conclusion: Utopian Visions and Trans-Saharan Realities
Appendix: Gnawa Spiritual Repertoire.