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[...] Nathan, Tobie (2023), . Comme Zar. Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt", in Nathan, Tobie Alphabet. Words and Rites from Elsewhere, Paris, Gallimard, pp. 165-167. Perrin, Michel (2017), Shamanism, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, pp. 85-100. Rouget, Gilbert (1980), The Music and the Trance. Sketch of a General Theory of the Relations of Music and Possession, Paris, Gallimard. Turner, Victor (1969), The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Chicago, Aldine Publishing. [...]
[...] In fact, this ceremony remains linked to recognition logics, but also to transmission. From there, the work I wish to develop allows going further than the contributions of the thesis by focusing on the ritual in a more global framework. It will therefore be a matter of questioning the social, cultural, political and aesthetic conditions of production, but also of reception and circulation of Gnawa therapeutic trance in Morocco, but also in the diaspora. To understand the complexity of rites and therapies in Gnawi trance ceremonies, we are interested in several theoretical frameworks. [...]
[...] Our objectives are therefore multiple. First, it is a matter of understanding the logics of action of individuals in a natural context beyond the discourses. This also allows access to the meanings that the communities give to the rituals within the framework of a trance night. Being inside will also allow us to know more finely the implicit rules, norms, or social structures of these rites. Finally, this will enable us to establish a real relationship of trust between the observed and the researcher. [...]
[...] Organization of the Research Year 1 (2025-2026) Year 2 (2026-2027) Year 3 (2027-2028) Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul August Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul August Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul August Literature Review Doctoral Thesis Treatment and Analysis of the Thesis Field Writing and exchanges with the editorial team on the different versions Bibliography (not exhaustive): Campos, Rémy, Donin, Nicolas and Keck, Frédéric (2006), "Music, musicology, humanities: intellectual sociabilities, aesthetic commitments and disciplinary misunderstandings (1870-1970)", Revue d'Histoire des Sciences Humaines, 2006/1, n°14, pp. 3-17. DOI : 10.3917/rhsh.014.0003. Chlyeh, Abdelhafid (1999), The Gnaoua of Morocco. Initiation Itineraries, Trance and Possession, Grenoble, La Pensée sauvage. De Heusch, Luc (2006), La transe. Sorcery, mad love, Saint John of the Cross, etc., Brussels, Éditions Complexe. El Hamel, Chouki (2019), The Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam, Casablanca, The Crossroads. [...]
[...] Music here is a sensory grammar and a ritual language. It is capable of acting on the body while influencing states of consciousness and channeling the group's energy. The Maâlem allows us to link the visible and invisible worlds thanks to his role as musician, spiritual guide, but also master of tempo. From there, our project aims to explore the therapeutic, symbolic, and social uses of trance in Gnawa communities. The interest is also in comparing local specifics, their dynamics of cultural recognition, as well as the transmission made between generations and the transformations at the national and diasporic scales. [...]
