Mysticism and magic in Turkey

1. Verfasser: Garnett, Lucy Mary Jane, 1849-1934 , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York: AMS Press, 1979.
Ausgabe: reprinted from the edition of 1912.
Umfang/Format: ix, 202 pages, [11] leaves of plates: iIlustrations; 19 cm.
Schlagworte:
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, > Maulana, > 1207-1273
Dervishes > Turkey. > Mevlevilik
Sufism > Turkey
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The dervish orders and their tenets
  • The spiritual hierarchy
  • The metaphors of the poets
  • Monasteries and shrines
  • Monastic rule and discipline
  • The stages of initiation
  • The costumes, musical instruments, and symbolic objects of the dervishes
  • The various religious exercises
  • Survivals of paganism
  • The acts of the adepts
  • Women mystics
  • Status and influence of the orders.

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