Mevlevi Order
The Mevlevi Order or Mawlawiyya (Turkish: Mevlevilik; Persian: طریقت مولویه) is a Sufi order that originated in Konya, Turkey (formerly capital of the Sultanate of Rum) and which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Sufi mystic, and Islamic theologian. The Mevlevis are also known as the "whirling dervishes" due to their famous practice of whirling while performing dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; whirling is part of the formal sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.
| Turkish: Mevlevi Dergahi | |
Seal of the Mevlevi | |
| Abbreviation | Mevlevi |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1273; 749 years ago |
| Founder | Veled |
| Founded at | Seljuk Sultanate |
| Type | Dervish order |
| Headquarters | Konya, Turkey |
Membership | ca. 2,000 as of 2015 |
Makam Chalabi (Chief Master) | Faruk Hemdem |
| Rumi | |
Main organ | Diyanet |
| Mevlevi Sema Ceremony | |
|---|---|
Hodjapasha Culture Center is a restored Ottoman hamam (Turkish bath) in Istanbul's Sirkeci district now used for performances of the Mevlevi (whirling dervish) sema. | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Reference | 100 |
| Region | Europe, Asia and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2008 (3rd session) |
In 2005, UNESCO confirmed "The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony" as amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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