"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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Published in:	Popular Music & Society Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 329 - 342
Main Author:	Valassopoulos, Anastasia
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2007
Subjects:	Popular culture Arab art Arabic music Said, Edward W., 1935-2003 Seth, Vikram, 1952- Mahfuz, Najib, 1911-2006 Arab countries
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