The Troublesome Issue of Not Enjoying Oneself. Aesthetics as a Discipline in a Bektashi Village
What is the role of aesthetics – i.e. the enjoyment of the senses – within the cem ceremony performed by men and women adopting a specific notion of self-discipline? In order to arrive at first preliminary answers, this talk takes as its starting point the ethnographic description of a Bektashi village congregation. In the winter months, the members of […]