34. Singing Praises

Authors

Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy

Publication Date

01-01-1995

Description

Groups of Swahili men, donned in ceremonial white robes (kanzu) and embroidered caps (kofia), sing praises in honor of the Prophet Muhammad to the beat of the tambourine (twari).

Fulltext URL

https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/context/sea/article/1028/viewcontent

URL

http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/sea/29

Identifier

Swahili Expressive Arts Collection (Illinois Wesleyan University)

Rights

Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University, rgearhar@iwu.edu

Discipline

Anthropology
Social and Behavioral Sciences

Institution

Illinois Wesleyan University

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