Mevlevi Sufi Order
Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Mevlevi Sufi Order is cataloged as an Order / organization within Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “13th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Sunni Sufism and the legacy of Jalal al-Din Rumi.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Mevleviyya; Mawlawiyya; Mevlevi Order; Whirling Dervishes
- Parent tradition
- Sunni Sufism and the legacy of Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- 13th century–present
- Living / historical status
- Living and revived Sufi order with historically transformed institutions
- Access / protocol
- Initiatory
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Mevlevi Sufi Order. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0822. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0822
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA