Journeys of a Sufi Musician (Paperback)

In 1968, Turkish whirling dervishes accepted an invitation by UNESCO to perform in Paris for the first time, to the delight and fascination of French audiences. Kudsi Erguner, a Sufi musician specialising in the ney (reed flute), was amongst them, and accompanied the dervishes throughout their subsequent tours of Europe and the United States. Istanbul's Sufi community. In the tekke, the traditional meeting-places for dervishes, he grew close to the last great representatives of this community and was inspired by their words and music. He experienced their astonishment at the growing interest of Westerners in a culture the elders believed was doomed to extinction under the repressive laws of the Turkish authorities. In the West, Erguner would go on to meet other adepts of Eastern spirituality, including disciples of G. I. Gurdjieff and adherents of traditional music. He thus became aware of the fascination that the East exerted on Westerners, as well as the misunderstandings arising from this attraction. community, but also to relate the encounter of traditional Sufi culture with the Western world. He raises issues relating to the transmission of a teaching both musical and spiritual and the role of a 'traditional' musician.

General

Imprint:	Saqi Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Kudsi Erguner
Translators:	Annette Courtenay Mayers
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback •  CD
Pages:	142
ISBN-13:	978-0-86356-547-2
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music
LSN:	0-86356-547-6
Barcode:	9780863565472

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