whirling dervishes
Rumi followers fight to keep Turks from cashing in on mystic’s legacy
By Michael Kaplan — January 14, 2015
ISTANBUL (RNS) Some of Rumi's followers believe the 13th-century mystic's whirling dervish ceremonies have been wrongly appropriated for profit.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Sufi Whirling Dervishes
By Sally Morrow — January 17, 2013
Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, emphasizes universal love, peace, acceptance of various spiritual paths and a mystical union with the divine. It is associated with the dancing of whirling dervishes, who originated in the 13th century as followers of the poet and Muslim mystic, Rumi. Their dance is a traditional form of Sufi worship, […]
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