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Whirling Derwesh

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whirling dervish Oil painting, 3 x 6 feet. The “whirling dance” performance is typically associated with Dervishes of the Mevlevi order in Turkey, and is a part of a formal ceremony known as the Sama (Sufism). The Sama is only one of the many Sufi ceremonies performed to try to reach religious ecstasy (majdhb, fana).
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Oh,... and the link to that page is here. (Sorry)