Ayin - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ayin - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
O'Connell, John M.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060801
Doc. NO	:	ALei1198
Main Entry	:	O'Connell, John M.
Title & Author	:	Ayin - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ O'Connell, John M.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(458 words)
Abstract	:	Ayin means “rite” or “ceremony” in Turkish. Although used to signify other types of worship, the term, an abbreviation of ayin-i şerif , is employed by the Mevlevīs (also known as the “Whirling Dervishes”) to refer to music that accompanies their mystical ritual (the semāʿ ). It is a complex programme of instrumental compositions (peşrevler, semaīler) and improvisations (taksimler) that frame a choral composition (the ayin proper), a large work that is divided into four sections (selamlar) . Beginning with a sung eulogy in praise of Mevlana (naʿt-i şerif) , the genre
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1198.pdf