The Mevlevi order and its religious practices

Türkan, Ahmet (author)

The Mevlevi Order, rooted in the teachings and spiritual legacy of Mevlâna Jalaluddin Rumi, represents a significant tradition in Islamic mysticism. This study explores the historical evolution, religious practices, and contemporary state of the Mevlevi Order. The research examines Mevlâna's life and highlights his early influences, educational background, and the critical encounters that shaped his spiritual journey. The study then traces the development of the Mevlevi Order from its origins in the 13th century, detailing how it gradually institutionalized its practices and rituals, including introducing specific disciplines into its ceremonies. A comparative analysis method is employed to understand how Mevlevi practices relate to those of other Sufi orders, with a particular focus on the rituals of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), sema (spiritual music and dance), and seclusion in retreats (çilehane). The research also considers the transformations the order underwent post-Mevlâna, emphasizing the importance of understanding these changes to grasp the full scope of Mevlevi practices.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Islam, Sufism, prayer, Mevlâna, Rumi, Mevlevi order
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: In print
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 203-239
• Numbering: Letn. 79, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166206
• UDC: 28-534.3
• ISSN on article: 2335-4127
• DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/79/02/Turkan
• COBISS.SI-ID: 220229891
• Publication date in RUL: 24.12.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Edinost in dialog : revija za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog = Unity and dialogue : journal for ecumenical theology and interreligious dialogue
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, Enota v Mariboru in Inštitut Stanka Janežiča za dogmatično, osnovno in ekumensko teologijo ter religiologijo in dialog
• ISSN: 2335-4127
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268194560

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Red Mevlevi in njegovi verski običaji

Abstract

Red Mevlevi, ki izhaja iz učenj in duhovne zapuščine Mevlâna Jalaluddina Rumija, predstavlja pomembno tradicijo islamske mistike. Ta študija raziskuje zgodovinski razvoj, verske prakse in sodobno stanje reda Mevlevi. Raziskava preučuje Mevlânovo življenje in izpostavlja njegove zgodnje vplive, izobrazbo in odločilna srečanja, ki so oblikovala njegovo duhovno pot. Študija nato sledi razvoju reda Mevlevi od njegovih začetkov v 13. stoletju in podrobno opisuje, kako je postopoma institucionaliziral svoje prakse in obrede, vključno z uvajanjem posebnih disciplin v svoje obrede. Metoda primerjalne analize je uporabljena za razumevanje, kako so prakse omenjenega reda povezane s praksami drugih sufijskih redov, s posebnim poudarkom na obredih dhikr (spominjanja Alaha), sema (duhovna glasba in ples) ter umikanja v samoto (çilehane). Raziskava obravnava tudi spremembe, ki jih je red doživel po Mevlâni, in poudarja pomen razumevanja teh sprememb za razumevanje celotnega obsega mevlevskih običajev.

• Keywords: islam, sufizem, molitev, Mevlâna, Rumi, red Mevlevi