Arba’īn and Bakhshū’s Lament: African Slavery in the Persian Gulf and the Violence of Cultural Form
<em>Arba’īn</em> names the Shi’a elegiac ritual commemorating the fortieth day of ‘Āshūrā – the 7th century murder of Husayn at the Battle of Karbala. In South Iranian provinces like Būshihr Arba’īn expresses a distinctly black character marked by animation and drumming virtuosity. Irani...
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2020-05-01
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| Series: | Antropologia |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/antropologia/article/view/1630 |