Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa
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| dc.contributor.advisor | Chidester, David | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author |
Karim, Goolam Mohamed
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en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-04T16:48:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-04T16:48:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Karim, G. 1998. Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17489 | |
| dc.description | Bibliography: pages 255-275. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Our study is an advance as it elucidates the neurobiological aspects of Islamic ritual that is panspecific to all ritual. It reveals that Islamic ritual is remarkably 'structured'to enter what Felicitas Goodman termed 'alternate reality '. The recitals from the Qur'an provide 'sound art' through harmonic triggers for inducing trance | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Religious Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Doctoral Thesis | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Religious Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | PhD | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Karim, G. M. (1998). <i>Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17489 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Karim, Goolam Mohamed. <i>"Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17489 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Karim GM. Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1998 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17489 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Karim, Goolam Mohamed AB - Our study is an advance as it elucidates the neurobiological aspects of Islamic ritual that is panspecific to all ritual. It reveals that Islamic ritual is remarkably 'structured'to enter what Felicitas Goodman termed 'alternate reality '. The recitals from the Qur'an provide 'sound art' through harmonic triggers for inducing trance DA - 1998 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1998 T1 - Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa TI - Performance, trance, possession and mysticism : an analysis of the Rātib al-Rifāīyah in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17489 ER - | en_ZA |
