Victim and its masks, the: an essay on sacrifice and masquerade in the maghreb
Auteur :
Hammoudi, Abdellah
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226315256
Date de publication :
1 nov. 1993
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
425 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Ait Mazine of northern Morocco reenact the story of Abraham as a ritual sacrifice, a symbolic observance of submission to the divine. After comes a bacchanalian masquerade which seems to violate every principle the sacrifice affirmed. This study reunites them as a single ritual process.