Abstract
The whirling Dervishes appear to have been far more popular in the West than their founder, "The Excellent Rumi" (Hegel's term). Greatly influenced by neo-Platonic ideas of the Oneness of the soul and the Universe, and Pythagorean pantheism, Rumi believed that music and dance induces a transcendental state of mystical ecstasy or what was termed by Freud "oceanic feelings". This ecstasy enabled Dervishes to fall into trances or moments of communion with deity. As Rumi said through music and dance a Sufi is "scratching the doors of paradise".
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Campus Review |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |