20090317 蘇菲旋轉舞 Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning)

蘇菲旋轉舞起源於土耳其中部，原本是伊斯蘭教裡頭、蘇菲教派的一種祈禱儀式，祈禱者透過不停的旋轉，來進入冥想的狀態，傳入到印度與中亞後，成了不少修行者、修身養性的一種方式，在有些地區甚至演變成一種表演性質的舞蹈。

Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning), (Arabic: رقص سماع‎) is a twirling meditation that originated among Sufis, which is still practiced by the Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a symbolic ritual through which dervishes (also called semazens) aim to reach the "perfect" (kemal). They try to desert their nafs, egos or personal [bad] desires by listening [to their master and sufi music], thinking [about God] and whirling which resembles the rotation of other beings such as electrons and planets of the micro- and macrocosmos
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_dance