BetweenFaqīrandFankār? Sounding Complex Subjectivities through Shah Jo Rāg in Sindh, Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3163643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pei-Ling Huang (0000-0002-8143-3718, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Pages | 41-67 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Yearbook for Traditional Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0740-1558 • E-ISSN: 2304-3857 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ytm.2020.19 |
| OpenAlex | W3113600239 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Rāgī faqīrsare devotees who perform Shah Jo Rāg, a musical tradition for singing Sufi poetry at the shrine of poet-mystic Shāh 'Abdul Latīf Bhiṭṭāī (1689-1752) in Sindh, Pakistan. Focusing on the life experiences of my teacher Manthār Faqīr, I historicise various subject positions that contemporaryrāgī faqīrsrefer to asfaqīr(devotee),fankār(performing artist),kārīgar(skilled artisan), and artist. Through Manthār Faqīr's performances, I analyse sonic manifestations of his complex subjectivities that at times shift, at times coexist, to demonstrate how he deploys sounded strategies emerging from different subject positions to balance devotion, artistry, legitimacy, and livelihood
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Reforming Mysticism
The Powerful EphemeralEveryday Healing in an Ambiguously Islamic Place
Spaces Betwixt and Between
Musique et extase
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Absence and 'presence
Indo-Muslim Religious Music, an Overview
Sufi Music of India and Pakistan
The poetics of "Sufi" practice
Sultans of Spin
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |