Thursday, January 19, 2006

About Whirling Dervishes


Many people asked about this mystical phenomena. I've found some literatures that, insya Allah, may answer those questions. If you're still not satisfied, why don't you come and see for your self :)

Whirling Dervish (wurl-ing dur-vish) n. 1. A mystical dancer who stands between the material and cosmic worlds. His dance is part of a sacred ceremony in which the dervish rotates in a precise rhythm. He represents the earth revolving on its axis while orbiting the sun. The purpose of the ritual whirling is for the dervish to empty himself of all distracting thoughts, placing him in trance; released from his body he conquers dizziness.



Here are are some sources I found :

Whirling Dervish by Jimmy Dunn
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/dervish.htm

Whirling Dervish (The Full Stories)
http://www.lesartsturcs.com/whirling_dervishes/
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/dervis.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirling_dervish
http://www.whirlingdervish.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_whirling

Whirling Dervish of Rumi
http://www.whirlingdervishes.org/whirlingdervishes.htm

How To Whirling Dervish or Semazen
http://www.mevlana.net/sema.htm

Whirling Dervishes of Turkey and The Mevlevi Ensemble with Kani Karaca
http://www.sufism.org/society/reviews.html

Madonna loves a whirling Dervish
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,247536,00.html

You can find more articles from Google:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Whirling+Dervish&hl=id&lr=&start=30&sa=N

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