whirling dervishes
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Whirling dervishes are members of a Sufi order known for their meditative spinning dance performed as a form of spiritual devotion and remembrance of God.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whirling dervishes | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi practitioners
ⓘ
members of Mevlevi Order ⓘ religious dancers ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrder | Mevlevi Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfIslam | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 13th century ⓘ |
| ceremonyLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
love of God
ⓘ
remembrance (dhikr) ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderTraditionally | male ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Konya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Turkish culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | teachings of Rumi ⓘ |
| mainRitual | whirling dance ⓘ |
| movementType |
controlled rotation
ⓘ
meditative spinning ⓘ |
| musicAccompaniment |
Ney flute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish classical instruments ⓘ |
| notableCenter | Mevlana Museum in Konya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
cultural performance
ⓘ
religious ceremony ⓘ |
| purpose |
attainment of mystical union with God
ⓘ
remembrance of God ⓘ spiritual devotion ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
Sama ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dhikr ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abandonment of ego
ⓘ
cosmic motion ⓘ spiritual ascent ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
music education
ⓘ
physical conditioning ⓘ spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| unescoListingYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
form of prayer
ⓘ
moving meditation ⓘ |
| wears |
black cloak (hırka)
ⓘ
tall felt hat (sikke) ⓘ white robe (tennure) ⓘ |
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