Sufism: 1920 to Present: Middle East

Members of the Mevlevi Sufi order (Whirling Dervishes) perform their dance-based worship in Istanbul, Turkey.

In its remarkable history, Sufism—Islamic mysticism with unyielding reference to ethics (tasawwuf)—survived its confrontations with the political establishments of ...

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