Dancing the silent dhikr: Negotiating temporality and reciting litanies in the zapin dance in Maritime Southeast Asia
One of the many Sufi practices, which utilize dhikr (recitation of the divine names or litanies) that is muted by non-verbal inward recitations, could be observed in the Zapin dance in the coastal areas of maritime Southeast Asia. Performed by Zapin dancers who are followers of Tariqat or 'way...
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2010
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
| Language: | English |