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[Redbook9:121][19910415:0840u]{[Islamic Art –] Dance and Theatre [continued]}[15th April 1991]

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‘… There has been an active tradition of folk dance in most Islamic countries, in addition to dancing as an entertainment spectacle and, particularly in Persia,* as an art form. A ritual dance was instituted in the Sufi Mawlawiyah (Mevleviyah) in Turkey. The dance, performed by dervishes (members of the mystical order), is considered to be a manifestation of mystical ecstasy rather than an entertainment or an expression of aesthetic urges.’

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*NB again

[ref eg [Redbook9:118-119][19910415:0840m]{[Islamic Art –] Music [continued (3)]}[15th April 1991],

[Redbook9:120][19910415:0840r]{[Islamic Art –] Music [continued (8)]}[15th April 1991], &al]

** – ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 22:] 68-69

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