Dancing at the Thresholds Olli T. Ahtola Shortly after winning its independence

Shortly after winning its independence in 1804

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Dancing at the Thresholds Olli T. Ahtola Shortly after winning its independenceDancing at the Thresholds tells the story of communities in Algeria that practice diwan: a nocturnal musical ritual in which practitioners enter various modes of trance to achieve affective "ignition" and emotional release through the body. Seen by other locals as a form of "popular" or "folk" Islam, Algerian diwan exists as a racially identifiable and minority practice embodying centuries of historical trauma rooted in the trans Saharan slave trade