"Secrets" and "Closed Off Areas": The Concept of Tarab or "Enchantment" in Arab Popular Culture.

This article seeks to unravel how defining the concept of tarab or "enchantment„ in Arab popular culture is fraught with ambivalence by those who attempt to do so. I argue that the description of this concept as a "secret„ or "closed off area„ may in fact strategically act as a deterrent to fixing t...

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Publicado en:Popular Music & Society Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 329 - 342
Autor principal: Valassopoulos, Anastasia
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2007
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