Travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭa
Lādhiq (Laodicaea on Lycos, Duñuzlu)
Title
Qur'anic cantillation, music and dances at an Anatolian zāwiya
Short description
The author and his fellow travellers are hosted by a local fitiyān brotherhood, whose members entertain them with Qur'anic cantillation (see Tadjwīd, EI-2), music and dances.
Text on source
ثم مضوا بنا إلى الزاوية ففعلوا أيضًا من الاحتفال في الأطعمة والحلواء والفاكهة وقراءة القرآن بعد الفراغ من الأكل ثم السماع والرقص كمثل ما فَعَلَهُ أصحابهم أو أحسن [ص. ٢٠٥]
English translation
They then went with us to the hospice, and they also, in their lavish hospitality with varieties of food, sweetmeats and fruit, and in recitation of the Qur'an after the end of the meal, followed by samāʿ and dancing [raqṣ], did just as their confreres had done or even better.
Folios/Pages
426-427
Date
1333 circa
Observations on the events description
The practice of samāʿ (lit. "audition"), usually refers to Sufi practices involving music and dances. It is worth noticing that the author here seems to distinguish samāʿ from dancing.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Qur'anic cantillation, music and dances at an Anatolian zāwiya" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 05 28.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130
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