От танцa Сема до съдбовната среща между Руми и дервиша Шамс по пътя на Любовта
From the Whirl of the Ritual Dance Sema to the Fateful Meeting between the Poet and Mystic Rumi and the Dervish Shams on the Path to Divine Love and Light
Author(s): Vyara PopovaSubject(s): Philosophy, Aesthetics, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion, History of Islam, Contemporary Islamic Thought
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Sema; suufism; sufi; order; Muslim asceticism; passions; enlightenment; prayer; Divine Love; spiritual Light; Orhan Pamuk; Elif Shafrak;
Summary/Abstract: The text offers a formal and meaningful analysis of the ritual dance-prayer Sema; on this basis, the author: 1) briefly presents Sufism as a specific mystical movement in Islam, and 2) introduces expository concepts and terminology specific to Sufism. The text proceeds from the premise that Sema is a visual demonstration of Rumi's ideas, expressed in his poetry, regarding the Path, Love, and the Beloved as symbols of the relation of the human being (as created) to the Creator. Thus, the dance Sema becomes a visual-figurative cipher for the adequate reading and understanding of Rumi's mystical poetry.
Journal: Философски алтернативи
- Issue Year: XXIX/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 98-112
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English, Bulgarian
- Content File-PDF