Tanoura Iwaishima

	Tanoura Iwaishima Tanoura may refer to: * Tanoura (dance), an Egyptian folk dance * Tanoura (costume), a weighted skirt typically used in the dance * Tanoura, Kumamoto was a town located in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,136 and a density of 156.78 persons per km². The total area was 32.76 km². On January 1, 2005, Tanoura was merged into t ... , a former town in Japan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tanoura (dance) Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) ( tr, Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning ''listening'', from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called ''semazens'', from Persian ) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or dharma. This is sought through abandoning one's nafs, ego or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun. The Mevlevi practice gave rise to an Egyptian form, ''tanoura'', distinguished by the use of a multicolored skirt. This has also developed into a performance dance by non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tanoura (costume) Tanoura may refer to: * Tanoura (dance) Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) ( tr, Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning ''listening'', from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, ..., an Egyptian folk dance * Tanoura (costume), a weighted skirt typically used in the dance * Tanoura, Kumamoto, a former town in Japan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]