[SmartAZ]

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DERVISH CEREMONY (http://www.dankphotos.com/whirling/index.shtml)
DERVISH HISTORY (http://www.shira.net/dervturk.htm)

[SmartAZ]

Me neither!

[Chills]

I had just seen a docu on the Dervish...on cbc..hmm I think it was cbc...

I cant keep up with all these different sects of the different religions...

I must be gettin old... :O

[Meg]

Main Entry: der·vish
Pronunciation: 'd&r-vish
Function: noun
Etymology: Turkish dervis, literally, beggar, from Persian darvIsh
Date: 1585
1 : a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (as bodily movements leading to a trance)
2 : one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a dervish

[nanna]

The hand position is similar to that found in the tarot card "magus" ... interesting.



nanna

[Yammy]

An Important Warning to Dancers

Many dancers have been fascinated by the beautiful, haunting music used by dervishes. Played on the ney (a type of flute) and drums, and accompanied by chanting, this music has the power to captivate even when the words of the chants are in a language you can't understand. Never, never use dervish music (or any other Sufi music) for belly dance performances, especially if it contains vocals!!!! The chants are prayers, and using such music for Oriental dance would be deeply insulting and offensive to Muslims. Please respect Islam, and don't profane Islamic holy music in this way.

:evil:

I found this interesting.