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  • 3. If you've heard the term "Whirling Dervishes," then you were talking about Turkey.

    Ronen Paldi: 10 Things You May Not Have Known About Turkey Ronen Paldi 2011

  • 3. If you've heard the term "Whirling Dervishes," then you were talking about Turkey.

    Ronen Paldi: 10 Things You May Not Have Known About Turkey Ronen Paldi 2011

  • Our last night, we went out on own for what turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip -- the dancers of the mystic Muslim sect of the Sufis, known as the Whirling Dervishes.

    Scott S. Smith: Egypt the Eternal Scott S. Smith 2011

  • Our last night, we went out on own for what turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip -- the dancers of the mystic Muslim sect of the Sufis, known as the Whirling Dervishes.

    Scott S. Smith: Egypt the Eternal Scott S. Smith 2011

  • One subset of the Sufi sect, known as the Whirling Dervishes, achieves that state of mystical ecstasy by means of a spinning dance, followed by a period of prostrate contemplation.

    WeLove-music 2009

  • Their digi-Sufic rendition of "Whirling" is divided into two chapters, one for the commencement of the ceremony, the other for the ritual of trance (as in ceremony, not musical style).

    Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Sun People the World Over 2009

  • :) "Whirling" is a religious ritual symbolizing subordination of the temporal ego in the search for the infinite.

    Edwards Camp To Hillary: You Don't Need Money To Not Double-Talk 2009

  • Whirling about, the dancers kicked out their legs in a wild and yet controlled series of gyrations.

    The Huichol: more personal reminiscences 2009

  • We also toured a government-supported center that keeps alive the vanishing art of hand-weaving the famous Turkish carpets and saw astonishing artistry for a fraction of the price one would pay in the U.S. One of the highlights of Cappadocia was seeing the Whirling Dervishes, Sufi mystics whose dance and music are mesmerizing.

    Scott S. Smith: Western Turkey for Americans Scott S. Smith 2011

  • We also toured a government-supported center that keeps alive the vanishing art of hand-weaving the famous Turkish carpets and saw astonishing artistry for a fraction of the price one would pay in the U.S. One of the highlights of Cappadocia was seeing the Whirling Dervishes, Sufi mystics whose dance and music are mesmerizing.

    Scott S. Smith: Western Turkey for Americans Scott S. Smith 2011

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