Sufi celebrants share their culture at the EMU.Byline: The Register-Guard Whirling dervishes Noun 1. whirling dervish - a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling whirler dervish - an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements and musicians from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Turkey will participate Tuesday in a Sema, a sacred ceremony honoring the great Sufi Master Jelaluddin Rumi, at the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union. Through music, whirling whirl v. whirled, whirl·ing, whirls v.intr. 1. To revolve rapidly about a center or an axis. See Synonyms at turn. 2. movement and symbolic language (1) A programming language that uses symbols, or mnemonics, for expressing operations and operands. All modern programming languages are symbolic languages. (2) A language that manipulates symbols rather than numbers. See list processing. , the Sema ceremony depicts planets circling the sun, atoms and spinning electrons, the progression of evolution and the `most refined mystical transformation of the human soul," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Mevlevi Order of America, producers of the show. The evening will feature classical Turkish music, poetry, singing and the prayer dancing of the Whirling Dervishes. In their traditional tall felt hats and brilliant white garments, turners whirl in unison, attuning to the music of the heart. The Mevlevi Order was founded in the 13th century in Konya, Turkey, by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi. He began the spinning prayer dance that gave rise to the term `whirling dervish' and spread throughout the world, uniting people of all faiths. Rumi, who was born in Afghanistan in 1207, was a Sufi scholar and philosopher who suddenly awakened a·wak·en tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English when he encountered the wandering mystic, Shams of Tabriz, according to the order. The traditional ceremony, depicting the transformative power of love, has been passed down generation to generation for more than 700 years. It continues to be celebrated throughout the world. Postneshin Jelaluddin Loras, head of the Mevlevi Order of America, will lead the Sema. He is the son of the late Suleyman Hayati Dede, the former Mevlevi Sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. of Konya, Turkey. Many of the participants in this ceremony have traveled to Turkey, performing the Sema at sacred Mevlevi sites in Konya and Istanbul. CONCERT PREVIEW The music of Rumi with the whirling dervishes What: A Sufi music concert with the sacred Sema whirling ceremony directed by Postneshin Jelaluddin Loras and featuring master Sufi musicians from Turkey When: 8 p.m. Tuesday Where: Erb Memorial Union Ballroom, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Tickets: $20 More information: www .hayatidede.org |
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