“Dance Was Central To Communal Life”: Trance Dances And Altered States Of Consciousness Depicted In Ancient San Rock Art Some dancers even appear to be hemorrhaging from their noses.

They predate the #whirling #dervishes

www.iflscience.com/dance-was-ce... #dance #archaeology

The Rotating Dervishes: the mystical heart of Turkey Among the most engaging and spiritual experiences in Turkey, one of the most fascinating is surely the ceremony of the turkish Rotating Dervishes

Step into the mystical world of the Rotating #Dervishes ✨🌀
The Sema ceremony is more than a dance—it’s a spiritual journey bridging the human and the divine. Experience the magic

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#Travelbloggerscommunity #TravelAddicts #Travelblogshare #turkey

#Dervish Line Drawing Calligraphy Style Yellow And Red by #taiche #redbubble #taiche #Redbubble. Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of the semasen! This hashtag celebrates art inspired by the #Sufiwhirling #dervishes .... www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3145...

A most beautiful community.
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#sufism #ashk #dervishes #mysticism

Mevlevi Order - Wikipedia

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That is a typical #sufi one of the #istanbul #dervishes with #gasmask

They are very present in the city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevlevi_Order

Tahia Halim - The Dervishes (1958)

#art #arte #dervishes #egypt #egito #tahia #halim #daily #bluesky #expressionist

Photo of an arrangement of architectural cylinders and cones, the main one being a striking turquoise, with detailing in gold and deep blue, and ornate Arabic script.

The Green Mausoleum or Green Dome, is the original lodge of the Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes, a mystical Sufi Muslim group. It contains the tomb and shrine of Rumi, the Mevlana.
#photography #rumi #konya #turkey #islam #mevlevi #dervishes

Music of the Ottoman Court Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire

Music of the Ottoman Court
Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire
Walter Feldman
Brill 2024
#OpenAccess
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#OttomanMusic #Makam #Melody #Taksim #Persian #TurkishArt #Treatises #Musicians #Dervishes #Mevlevi

#Whirling #Dervishes at the #Galata #Mevlevihanesi in the #1870s,

Dance of the #whirling #dervishes - stumbled upon this scene by pure chance, was attracted by the… https://instagram.com/p/2hQQKCghst/

Great news. My photo of Whirling #Dervishes won 2nd place in @hitchhikershand's #Travel #Photography #Competition: hitchhikershandbook.com/2014/10/12/travel-photog...

Whirling #Dervishes (witnessed through street window in #Istanbul by pure chance). #travel #culture #Turkey #sufi http://t.co/LKh4POvdky