Welcome
Login:   Pass:     Register - Forgot Password - Resend Activation

Forum Messages Posted by Roswitha

(4132 Messages in 414 pages - View all)
<<  ... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [18] 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ...  >>


Thread: Mystical Dimensions of Islam

171.       Roswitha
4132 posts
 07 Feb 2009 Sat 11:28 pm

 

Annemarie Schimmel was a renowned German scholar of Islam. Amongst many others, this book explores the theme tasawwuf/sufism. Mystical Dimensions of Islam presents, for the first time, a balanced historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism—Islamic mysticism—from its beginnings through the nineteenth century. Through her sensitivity and deep understanding of the subject, Annemarie Schimmel, an eminent scholar of Eastern religions, draws the reader into the mood, the vision, the way of the Sufi in a manner that adds an essential ingredient to her analysis of the history of Sufism.

After exploring the origins of the mystical movement in the meditations of orthodox Muslims on the Koran and the prophetic tradition, the author then discusses the development of its different stages, including classical voluntarism and postclassical theosophical mystical trends. Particular emphasis is placed on spiritual education, the different ways of leading the mystic toward the existential realization of the profound mystery of the profession of faith that “there is no deity but God.” Sufi psychology and Sufi orders and fraternities are comprehensively explored.

http://islamicbookwell.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/book-sale-mystical-dimensions-of-islam/

 



Thread: About Elly

172.       Roswitha
4132 posts
 07 Feb 2009 Sat 04:01 pm

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=188112



Thread: Kalan Müzik - Ya Erkan Oður!!!!

173.       Roswitha
4132 posts
 07 Feb 2009 Sat 04:35 am

  It was founded in 1991 by Hasan Saltýk. It specializes in releasing Saltýk´s recordings of classical and traditional ethnic and folk music from Turkey and the surrounding region. It is sometimes listed as Kalan Ses ("Kalan Audio" or "Kalan Sound"). Kalan has annual revenues of $3 million, and has released more than 400 albums.

 

  • Tolga Çandar
  • Ýsmail Demircioðlu
  • Grup Yorum
  • Erkan Oður
  • Yansýmalar
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalan_M%C3%BCzik

     



    Thread: Zülfü Livaneli - Nefesim Nefesine - Sivrialan.Net

    174.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     06 Feb 2009 Fri 04:45 am

    cok guzel!

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdwbYY9sJ9c&feature=related



    Thread: Rebetiko

    175.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     04 Feb 2009 Wed 09:38 pm

    Rebetika is the music of the the Greek communities of Asia Minor. After the disastrous war of 1922, many Ottoman Greeks were exiled to the European mainland. Rebetika is the "soul music" of the prosfigakia (refugees). Many of the songs deal with themes of death, exile, drug addiction, and love gone wrong. Although considered disreputable and forced underground, Rebetika influenced popular Greek music much the same way as American Blues influenced Rock n´ Roll.

    http://greekturkish.18.forumer.com/a/rebetika_post5663-30.html

     



    Thread: Is youtube still banned in Turkey?

    176.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     04 Feb 2009 Wed 09:34 pm

    if yes, why?



    Thread: The coexistence of Sille Greeks with the nearby Turks

    177.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     04 Feb 2009 Wed 07:36 pm

     remained very peaceful  that is why the villagers managed to preserve for over eight centuries both their native Greek language and their Orthodox Christian religion.

     

    In the population exchanges between Greece and Turkey (1923), Turkey and Greece decided to exchange population based on religion. After 1924, all Greek population left the village.

     

    Sille is a small Turkish village, near the town of Konya.

    Sille (it is pronounced like ´silly´ was one of the few villages where the Cappadocian Greek language was spoken until 1922. It was inhabited by Greeks who had been living there in peaceful coexistence with the nearby Turks of Konya, for over 800 years.

    The reason for this peaceful coexistence was Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, who was the witness of a miracle that happened at the nearby Orthodox Christian monastery of Saint Chariton. In the Turkish language the monastery is now called AkMonastir and is translated as, "White Monastery". Jalal al-Din Rumi constructed a small mosque inside the Saint Chariton monastery; he asked the Turks not to hurt the Greeks of the village, and assigned to the Greek villagers the task of cleaning his own tomb. The Turks respected Mevlana´s commandment. Several firmans from the Sultan were send to Konya Turks, which reminded to them of their promise not to hurt the Sille villagers/

     

    Sille dances

    The (Greek) Sille dances are ceremonial, most of them are danced by two persons facing each other. There is a dance, danced by women only, which reminds the nineteenth or twentieth century BC Phaistos cup that professor Doro Levi found at the cave of Eileithyia, which presents the figures of two women dancing around a snake Goddess or priestess (Kerenyi Eleusis, p. xix-xx). Another dance is danced by men only, facing each other and carrying short swords. Unfortunately it is unknown what those dancings represent, and the ex-inhabitants of Sille could not give more information about the meaning of the women dancings and the movement of their hands, neither explain the men´s sword dance. There is also another dance which can be found also to other Cappadocian villages, where the dancers are carrying wooden spoons.

     

     

    I just came over this and wanted to share  this info with all of  you. Certain of interest to me.

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sille

     



    Thread: What to know about Turkish mother in-laws

    178.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     04 Feb 2009 Wed 03:09 pm

    Quote:

    the "muslim way": kissing slightly her hand and putting it on your forehead.

     

    I was touched by this fine gesture of respect, done to my husband in Istanbul.



    Thread: I will not bring the mosque into the oval office

    179.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     03 Feb 2009 Tue 06:24 pm



    Thread: I will not bring the mosque into the oval office

    180.       Roswitha
    4132 posts
     03 Feb 2009 Tue 06:23 pm

    Here is the link:

     

    http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2007-12-07/article/28651?headline=Berkeley-Cartoonist-Takes-Presidential-Race-to-La-Pe-a



    (4132 Messages in 414 pages - View all)
    <<  ... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [18] 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ...  >>



    Turkish Dictionary
    Turkish Chat
    Open mini chat
    New in Forums
    Crossword Vocabulary Puzzles for Turkish L...
    qdemir: You can view and solve several of the puzzles online at ...
    Giriyor vs Geliyor.
    lrnlang: Thank you for the ...
    Local Ladies Ready to Play in Your City
    nifrtity: ... - Discover Women Seeking No-Strings Attached Encounters in Your Ci...
    Geçmekte vs. geçiyor?
    Hoppi: ... and ... has almost the same meaning. They are both mean "i...
    Intermediate (B1) to upper-intermediate (B...
    qdemir: View at ...
    Why yer gördüm but yeri geziyorum
    HaydiDeer: Thank you very much, makes perfect sense!
    Random Pictures of Turkey
    Most liked