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

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.

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Author(s): Walter Feldman
• Illustration(s): 12 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables
• Number of pages: 256
• Collection: Music and Performance in Muslim Contexts
• Publication date: 2023
• Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 23
• Cover type: Paperback / softback