"Foreigners show interest in sema ritual
Monday, July 18, 2005
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Tourists have showed tremendous interest in the sema ritual performed twice a week at a museum in Konya, reported the Doğan News Agency.
The sema is a ritual of whirling dervishes, who trace their origin to the 13th century. The dervishes, also known as the Mevlevi Order, are Sufis, a spiritual offshoot of Islam."
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