TY - BOOK ID - 118831381 TI - The dervishes of the north : Rumi, whirling, and the making of Sufism in Canada AU - Xavier, Merin Shobhana AU - Xavier, Merin Shobhana, AU - University of Toronto Libraries PY - 2022 SN - 1487545479 1487552319 148754541X 1487545452 PB - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, DB - UniCat KW - Art appreciation KW - Art, Modern KW - Affichistes (Group of artists) KW - Fluxus (Group of artists) KW - Modernism (Art) KW - Schule der Neuen Prächtigkeit (Group of artists) KW - Zero (Group of artists) KW - Appreciation of art KW - Art KW - Reception of art KW - Art criticism KW - Study and teaching. KW - Analysis, interpretation, appreciation KW - Reception KW - Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, KW - Québec KW - Ontario KW - British Columbia KW - Canada. KW - Canada (Province) KW - Canadae KW - Ceanada KW - Chanada KW - Chanadey KW - Dominio del Canadá KW - Dominion of Canada KW - Jianada KW - Kʻaenada KW - Kaineḍā KW - Kanada KW - Ḳanadah KW - Kanadaja KW - Kanadas KW - Ḳanade KW - Kanado KW - Kanakā KW - Province of Canada KW - Republica de Canadá KW - Yn Chanadey KW - York KW - Islam. KW - Islamic mysticism. KW - Jalal al-Din Rumi. KW - Montreal. KW - Muslim communities. KW - Sufism in Canada. KW - Toronto. KW - Vancouver. KW - contemporary Sufism. KW - philosophy. KW - poetry. KW - popular spirituality. KW - religion. KW - whirling dervishes. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118831381 AB - "The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73) is a popular spiritual icon. His legacy is sustained within the mystical and religious practice of Sufism, particularly through renditions of his poetry, music, and the meditation practice of whirling. In Canada, practices associated with Rumi have become ubiquitous in public spaces, such as museums, art galleries, and theatre halls, just as they continue to inform sacred ritual amongst Sufi communities. The Dervishes of the North explores what practices associated with Rumi in public and private spaces tell us about Sufism and spirituality, such as sacred, cultural, and artistic expressions in the Canadian context. Using Rumi and contemporary expressions of poetry and whirling associated with him, the book captures the lived reality of Sufism through an ethnographic study of communities in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Drawing from conversations with Sufi leaders, whirling dervishes, and poets, Merin Shobhana Xavier explores how Sufism is constructed in Canada, particularly at the nexus of Islamic mysticism, Muslim diaspora, spiritual commodity, popular culture, and universal spirituality. Inviting readers with an interest in religion and spirituality, The Dervishes of the North illuminates how non-European Christian traditions, like Islam and Sufism, have informed the religious and spiritual terrain of Canada."-- ER -