Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes
Book description
This brings together, in English, for the first time a number of articles in one volume that have been published in various books and journals and are reprinted with permission. Through this work, Rumi and his poetry as well as the whirling dervishes, will hopefully become more widely known in…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am including Turkey as located in Asia Minor. As a frequent visitor to Istanbul in the past, I watched with fascination the whirling Dervishes. I know it is corrupted by tourism. The dance reflects the legacy of Rumi the 13 century Persian poet. The beauty of Rumi’s philosophy and the world of Sufism comes through as does the grace of the body.
From Bryan's list on making you wish you lived in Asia.
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