From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire

by Walter Feldman

Walter Feldman traces the historical development of Mevlevi music and the spiritual legacy of Rumi. He brings to light the remarkable musical and mystical aesthetics of the Mevlevi ayin - the instrumental and vocal accompaniment to the sublime ceremony of the 'Whirling' Dervishes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474491855
• ISBN13: 9781474491853
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"