The Whirling Dervishes

TheMadKingGeorge

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

None

Mo/W

The Whirling Dervishes trace their origin to the 13th century Ottoman Empire. The Dervishes, also known as the Mevlevi Order, are Sufis, a spiritual offshoot of Islam. In 1972, Jelaluddin Loras, Sheikh of the Mevlevi Order of America, brought the religion from Turkey to the United States. On December 17, Whirling Dervishes across the world celebrate the birth of Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi, a mystic poet, who founded the Mevlevi Order. I am the first photographer allowed to document this group.

yay lots of fun with making skills and the dance emote for it >_<

GloryFox

GloryFox

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be

Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind

The whirling Dervish dance!..

cool can't wait to see it.

twicky_kid

twicky_kid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quite Vulgar [FUN]

If they are anything like the Whirling Dervishes in Mtg this is going to be fun

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Too bad we don't get the cool hats...

TheMadKingGeorge

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

None

Mo/W

they get jesus creepers

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

Told y'all they were Sufi. lol

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

i'd rather do the mc hammer dance :P but wait.. don't warriors have that, i saw a wow vs gw dance off and the one goblin had mc hammer, idk 12 till 2 am

Either it would awesome to have the robed guy doing the mc hammer dance :P

Sjeng

Sjeng

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

in my GH

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

W/

I'd image the dervishes to whirl... they have skirts that fan out. creepy really... men in skirts... I'm soooo glad Scotsmen don't whirl :P

Branskins

Branskins

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Imagine the game being released on December 17th

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjeng
I'd image the dervishes to whirl... they have skirts that fan out. creepy really... men in skirts... I'm soooo glad Scotsmen don't whirl :P
Well they do hurl (logs).

It might be fun to see a guy charge into a group of enemies and then begin spinning around rapidly, slicing them up nicely.

Carl Butanananowski

Carl Butanananowski

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arizona

We Have Big [Meat]

That would actually be REALLY SCARY. Especially if they had whirling skirts.

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjeng
I'd image the dervishes to whirl... they have skirts that fan out. creepy really... men in skirts... I'm soooo glad Scotsmen don't whirl :P
You know they came out with a new class, it's called "the Ritualist"

David Lionmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

above the floor and below the celing

Fortunes Favored

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMadKingGeorge
The Whirling Dervishes trace their origin to the 13th century Ottoman Empire. The Dervishes, also known as the Mevlevi Order, are Sufis, a spiritual offshoot of Islam. In 1972, Jelaluddin Loras, Sheikh of the Mevlevi Order of America, brought the religion from Turkey to the United States. On December 17, Whirling Dervishes across the world celebrate the birth of Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi, a mystic poet, who founded the Mevlevi Order. I am the first photographer allowed to document this group.

yay lots of fun with making skills and the dance emote for it >_<
You're the first one to document them? That must make you pretty famous then

Cainuth

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Army of Shadow

N/Mo

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

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

wikipedia ftw! Being a muslim myself, I got a couple of opportunities, when I was still a kid to watch this guys -.-, quite scary at first sight, stabbing yourself with like 10+ knifes, bleeding and yet not feeling pain. Talk about being emo :P