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Janko
Gambia
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 Posted - 22 Jul 2010 : 19:34:32
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turk,
what I find interesting is you know about “placebo effect”, about pre-Islamic values, and yet you are inflexible to other peoples customs and traditions. The world and her cultures is very complex, not just 1+1=2. Below is an other example of how complex our world is;... from your only and one wiki...
Gnawa, or Ghanawa, or Ghanawi, or Gnawi People originated from North & West Africa
...While adopting Islam, Gnawa continued to celebrate ritual possession during rituals where they are devoted to the practice of the dances ofpossession and fright. This rite of possession is called Jedba ... and proceeds the night (laila, Arabic) that is animated jointly by a master musician (maâlem, Arabic) accompanied by his troupe. Gnawa music mixes classical Islamic Sufism with pre-Islamic African traditions, whether local or sub-Saharan...
…The term Gnawa musicians generally refers to people who also practice healing rituals, with apparent ties to pre-Islamic African animismrites. In Moroccan popular culture, Gnawas, through their ceremonies, are considered to be experts in the magical treatment of scorpionstings and psychic disorders. They heal diseases by the use of colors, condensed cultural imagery, perfumes and fright.
Gnawas play deeply hypnotic trance music, marked by low-toned, rhythmic sintir melodies, call-and-response singing, hand clapping andcymbals called krakeb (plural of karkaba). Gnawa ceremonies use music and dance to evoke ancestral saints who can drive out evil, cure psychological ills, or remedy scorpion stings....
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Edited by - Janko on 22 Jul 2010 19:37:34 |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 24 Jul 2010 : 16:49:33
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quote:
yet you are inflexible to other peoples customs and tradition
Inaccurate. Contrary, I have total respect of people's customs and tradition and I find it very interesting and appreciate diverse cultural values and tradition from Africa to Siberia. |
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Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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tamsier
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 13:15:55
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| Bravery, honour, pride and dignity are part and parcel of Serere culture. The same as being generous, keeping to ancient tradition and religion, defending others and keeping their promise. The same cannot be said for certain races. |
Tamsier
Serere heritage. Serere religion. Serere to the end.
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