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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly  Sufi Whirling Dervishes

The dancing of whirling dervishes servers as a "spiritual offering." Details

 

Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Episode: Sufi Whirling Dervishes

Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, is associated with the dancing of whirling dervishes. They dance in a traditional form of Sufi worship, a continuous twirling with one hand pointed upward. Manjula Kumar, a program manager at the Smithsonian Institution, explains how the dancing of these whirling dervishes from Turkey serves as “a spiritual offering.”

Duration: (2:09)
Premiere Date: 01/11/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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