ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-119-051 · ATLAS 251

Tarab

An Arabic term denoting an intense emotional stirring and ecstatic resonance evoked by music.

Explanation

An Arabic term denoting an intense emotional stirring and ecstatic resonance evoked by music. Listening to music is understood as an interactive process between performance, audience, memory, and emotional elevation.

Example

Atlas example: Listening to music is understood as an interactive process between performance, audience, memory, and emotional elevation.

Counterexample

Mere similarity in form without the relationship characteristic of tarab.

Distinction

Distinguishing Resonance: What is decisive in Tarab is the specific movement—listening to music is understood as an interactive process between performance, audience, memory, and affective intensification.

Effect on thought and perception

Listening to music is understood as an interactive process between performance, audience, memory, and affective intensification.

Resonance

Tarab makes relationship perceptible as a directed change: Listening to music is understood as an interactive process between performance, audience, memory, and affective intensification.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Tarab“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-119-051. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-119-051

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