Motif
Devotional music and ecstatic holy dance
devotional_music_and_ecstatic_holy_dance
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 2685-2821 confidence: medium
A devout hunchback tambourine-player loved by Jelāl beats his tambourine and shouts in ecstasy at a festival, and Jelāl is moved in spirit with the holy dance.
A devout hunchback disciple plays tambourine and shouts in ecstasy at a festival, while Jelāl is moved in spirit with the holy dance.
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