Sufism > Whirling Dervishes
 Directory > Society and Culture > Religion and Spirituality > Faiths and Practices > Islam > Sects > Sufism > Orders > Whirling Dervishes
 
 
Search  all sites this category only UK only Ireland only     advanced search 
suggest a site 
 
SITE LISTINGS
Alphabetical  |  By Popularity
  • All About Turkey: Whirling Dervishes open this site in another window - Tour guide Burak Sansal offers an overview of the members of the Mevlevi Order commonly known as Whirling Dervishes. Includes historical and cultural information including details about the ceremony of whirling dance known as Sema.
  • Dervish Spins open this site in another window - Description of the moving meditation done by dervishes of the Mevlevi Order originated with Rumi. Includes descriptions of the history of the "turn" and the significance of spinning to Sufism.
  • Halveti-Jerrahi Order of Dervishes open this site in another window - Cultural, educational, and social relief organisation made up of Muslims from diverse professional, ethnic, and national backgrounds.
  • Mevlevi Order of America open this site in another window - Features events, classes, photo album, publications and journals, and more for the Sufi religious order following Hazratti Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi.
  • Rumi, Mevlana Jalaleddin (1207-1273)@
  • Scenes From Turkey: Whirling Dervishes open this site in another window - Featuring a photographic account of the annual Mevlana Festival held in Turkey which celebrates the anniversary of Rumi's wedding night with Allah. Includes a brief historical look at the festival and Whirling Dervishes.
  • School of Sacred Art open this site in another window - Introduces whirling dervishism. Includes teaching schedule of Sama'a presentations, workshops, and camps in Europe. Also includes information about the Sama'a book, Light of the Light of the Light.
  • Sema: Human Being in the Universal Movement open this site in another window - Offering an article detailing the origins and practices of the Sufi whirling custom known as Sema. Details the seven parts that comprise of this Turkish custom with illustrations and pictures.
  • Threshold Society open this site in another window - Nonprofit educational foundation and spiritual school in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, offering publications, programmes and events internationally.
  • Whirling Dervishes: A Search for Spirituality open this site in another window - Features a collection of photos of the Whirling Dervishes documenting the gathering of the Mevlevi Order to celebrate the birth of mystic poet and Mevlevi founder, Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi.
  • Wikipedia: Mevlevi open this site in another window - Examining the Mevlevi Order, aka the Whirling Dervishes, founded by the followers of Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi in 1273, known for their practice of whirling as a form of meditation.
 



 
Search  all sites this category only UK only Ireland only    
Directory > Society and Culture > Religion and Spirituality > Faiths and Practices > Islam > Sects > Sufism > Orders > Whirling Dervishes  

Download the free Yahoo! Toolbar