Sema as Zikr: The Language of the Whirling Dance
This paper explores the parallels found in the dance of the whirling dervishes and Rumi’s poetry. The dance, or sema, is a remembrance of God, zikr, which Rumi beautifully describes in his poetry. It is an honoring and mirroring of the revolutions, cycles, circles, centers, and turnings of life. Thi...
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Archīum Ateneo
2024
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| Online Access: | https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol22/iss1/5 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1420/viewcontent/Budhi_2022.1_205_20Article_20__20Valverde.pdf |
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| Institution: | Ateneo De Manila University |