Bringing to light previously unpublished material on the sacred music and dance, or "sema," of the Mevlevi Dervishes, extraordinary photography contributes to the explanation of the significance and symbolism of the dress and movement of the dance performed in the Hall of Celestial Sounds.
About the Author
SHEMS FRIEDLANDER has absorbed the mystical traditions of classical Sufism from their Eastern sources in Turkey and the Arab world and translated them into accessible works for the Western reader. A member of the Sufi order of dervishes founded by Jalaluddin Rumi, he offers an insider's in-depth view of Rumi which other contemporary poets who have adapted his work for the West fail to elucidate. He lives in Cairo and is currently completing a TV documentary on Rumi.
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