A Comparative Study on the Relationship between Spiral forms in Sufi Spiral Dance (Sama) and Persian Islamic Paintings

Abstract

… The present article mainly focuses on the principles shared by Sufism and Iranian paintings through … Sufi dance (Sama) is considered a mystic movement in whose creation the dancer plays no … As Sufis explain: In the symbolism of the Sema ritual, the semazen's camel's hair hat …