Mevleviyya

E28289

Islamic religious order Sufi order tariqa

Mevleviyya is a prominent Sufi order best known for its whirling dervish ceremonies and spiritual practices inspired by the teachings of the Persian poet and mystic Rumi.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious order → Sufi order → tariqa →
alternativeName	Mawlawiyya → Mevlevi Order →
associatedPoet	Jalal al-Din Rumi →
associatedText	Masnavi →
associatedWith	Anatolia → Konya →
basedOn	Sufism →
coreConcept	annihilation of the self → love of God → remembrance of God →
countryOfOrigin	Turkey →
emphasizes	music as spiritual practice → poetry as spiritual practice → spiritual discipline →
foundedBy	Jalal al-Din Rumi →
hasMemberTitle	dervish → semazen → sheikh →
historicalOrigin	13th century →
inspiredBy	teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi →
languageOfEarlyTexts	Persian →
mainRitual	Sema ceremony →
notablePractice	dhikr → music in worship → poetry recitation → whirling dervish dance →
orientation	mystical Islam →
regionOfActivity	Anatolia → Balkans → Middle East →
religion	Islam →
ritualDress	black cloak → tall felt hat → white robe →
scripturalBasis	Hadith → Quran →
spiritualGoal	union with God →
spiritualLineageFrom	Jalal al-Din Rumi → Sultan Walad →
tradition	Sunni Islam →
UNESCOElement	Mevlevi Sema ceremony →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2008 →
UNESCOStatus	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity →
usesInstrument	kudum drum → ney flute →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Konya ("Mevlevi Order") → Konya ("Whirling Dervishes") →	associatedWith
Mevleviyya ("Mevlevi Order") →	alternativeName
Rumi ("Mevlevi Order") →	founderOf
Sufism →	hasOrder
Ottoman culture ("Mevlevi order") →	hasReligiousOrder
Rumi ("Mevlevi Order") →	influenced
Konya ("Whirling Dervishes") →	knownFor
Yunus Emre ("Mevlevi order") →	religiousOrder
Mevleviyya ("Mevlevi Sema ceremony") →	UNESCOElement