Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology
Thesis Title: Sufic vocal practices: An adaptationist interpretation
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Prof. Tim Ingold
Dr. Martin Mills |
About
Research interests
Philosophy of biology; ethology of reptiles and mammals; anthropology of Vedists and Sufis (building [Vedic temples, Sufic temples], vocalizing [dhrupad & mantra, dikr & wadifa], playing instruments [khayal, taqsim]); mythology (Old/ Middle/ Modern English).
My present work represents an inquiry into the value of the cultivation of particular modes of perception and of the stimulation of particular sensory experiences, by way of a study of Sufic vocal practices. The overarching issue is the relationship between bodily consciousness and bodily activity.
