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ter Laan, Nina ORCID: 0000-0002-1223-2218 (2021). Musical negotiations of a 'moderate' versus a 'radical' Islam in Morocco: dissonance and the sonic among vocal performers of Islam-inspired music. Religion, 51 (2). S. 214 - 237. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1096-1151

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Abstract

This article explores how in Morocco, music is used to construct and subvert discourses on a 'moderate' vs. a 'radical' Islam. I focus on experiences and practices of vocal performers of Islam-inspired music, who operate in two different musical domains: state-sponsored stages for Sufi music, and non-state-sponsored stages for anashid - acapella Islamic songs, generally associated with more orthodox interpretations of Islam. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork among these artists, I analyze how the Moroccan response to the War on Terror, and concomitant perceptions of 'radical' versus 'moderate' Islam, affect the ways in which they present themselves and their music. I propose the notion of 'dissonance' to demonstrate how the artists' musical practices, as well as their narratives of performance, ethics, and emotions converge with, yet simultaneously also rub against state discourses on a 'moderate' vs. a 'radical' Islam.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code ter Laan, Nina UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-2218 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-571916
DOI:	10.1080/0048721X.2021.1865602
Journal or Publication Title:	Religion
Volume:	51
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 214 - 237
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1096-1151
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Religion Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57191