Whirling dervishes,19th century artwork. This troupe of performers are at the Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin that took place in 1896. Whirling dervishes,also known as the Mevlevi Order,are followers of a Sufi form of Islam. The order was founded in what is now modern-day Turkey in 1273. The dance is part of the sama ceremony,and is a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Artwork from the 18th volume (second period of 1896) of the French popular science weekly 'La Science Illustree' | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 4910 px × 3921 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |