Articles related to "Rumi"



Islamic Mysticism: A History
Islamic mysticism has a rich Sufi tradition made famous by Rumi and the legendary whirling dervishes. How does this relate to traditional Islam?
• islam • sufi • sufism • rumi • whirling

Waterlily: the practice of pleasure
A reading by Annie Dillard stirs musings on religion, pleasure, the poetry of Rumi, and the beauty of a waterlily.
• annie dillard • rumi • poetry • poems • waterlily

Perusing the mysticism of Uncle Walt
Reading, one of the simple joys of summer, has returned me to the mystical fount of knowledge from the heart of Walt Whitman.
• walt whitman • mystical • mysticism • andrew harvey • consciousness

Scenes From Turkey: Whirling Dervishes
Part of the Scenes From Turkey series, this article describes the Turkish tradition of whirling dervishes and includes photographs taken at a sema (whirling ceremony) in Turkey.
• turkey • turkish • turk • mevlana • jalalledin

Silk Road Cooking
Batmanglij's cookbook combines recipes, culinary history, food anthropology and travel adventure on the millennia old Silk Road from China to Italy.
• najmieh batmanglij • vegetarian cooking recipes food • culinary history anthropology geography • silk road incense spice route persian royal road • rumi poems

Whirling Dervish Dance
Whirling dervish dances are performed by the Sufi sect of Mevlevis, in Turkey and around the world. The origins, terms, clothing and movements of this dance fascinate!
• whirling dervishes • dances from turkey • rumi • origins of whirling dervishes • mevlevis


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