Sept Derviches (Essais religieux (H.C.)) (French Edition), Paperback Book, By: Gursel, Nedim

Nedim Gursel recounts here his trip to Anatolia to revisit the places where, from the tenth century, the dervish brotherhoods at the origin of Anatolian Sufism were established, and to revive its main legends. Anatolian Sufism has three main trends: bektachism, founded by Hadj Bektas Veli, mevlevism founded by Jelaleddine Rumi and naksibendism. The author is interested here in the first two, whose brotherhoods developed between the 12th and 16th centuries and whose pilgrimage centers are still very much alive. In the village of Hadj Bektas he retraces the exploits of the great dervish, sung by a famous poet: Yunus Emre. In Konya, who saw the birth of the brotherhood of mevlevis, he tells us how Djelaledinne Rumi founded the ''

• Books Author: Gursel, Nedim
• Language: French
• Books Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
• Book Format: Paperback
• Books_ISBN: 2020965771