Spirits of displacement: Gnawa rituals and gentrification in Casablanca.
This article analyzes the interplay between religion and urban transformations by focusing on the Moroccan Gnawa, a spiritual network of working-class musicians and ritual operators based in the old centers (the medinas) of most Moroccan cities, and on the gentrification in the center of Casablanca,...
| Publicado en: | Focaal no. 102; pp. 73 - 88 |
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Berghahn Books
2025
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