Sufi soul : the mystic music of Islam /
"For hundreds of millions of Sufi followers worldwide, music is at the heart of their tradition and a way of getting closer to God. From the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey to the qawwali music of Pakistan, Sufism has produced some of the world's most spectacular music celebrated by Muslims a...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Multiple languages |
| Language Notes: | In English with English subtitles for non-English dialogues. |
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[Brighton, England] :
Electric Sky,
[2005]
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online ;
volume 2 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | "For hundreds of millions of Sufi followers worldwide, music is at the heart of their tradition and a way of getting closer to God. From the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey to the qawwali music of Pakistan, Sufism has produced some of the world's most spectacular music celebrated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Dalrymple's film traces the shared roots of Christianity and Islam in the Middle East and discovers Sufism to be a peaceful, tolerant and pluralistic bastion against fundamentalism"--Original container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on television as a special documentary on BBC's Channel in November 2005. Program notes and notes on the performers and presenter by Simon Braughton and William Dalrymple ([6] p. : col. ill.) in original container. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 49 min.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 00:49:00 |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Chris Vile, [and 3 others] ; editor, Gerard Evans. |