Thesis (D. Litt.--University of Calcutta, 1960). / Spine title: Rūmī and his Sufism. Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-423).

Recent political developments in the world show us that different cultures need to know and understand each other better. Even though technological developments like the Internet, satellites, cable television and conglomeration of big media entities have made mass communication more effective and faster, we cannot easily say that these developments help to bring world cultures together. As a result, mass audiences are not very much able to see what few productions do speak to these issues in a constructive manner. The main aim of this documentary film project is to serve as a small step towards helping different cultures to understand each other better. This documentary film conveys the basics of Mevlevism by following the formal gatherings of a Mevlevi den in Istanbul, Turkey. A den or tekke is a place where Islamic people gather and perform their religious activities. During these gatherings they do the sema, they pray, they listen to music, and they discuss spiritual matters. Sema is the entire ritual they perform as part of their ceremonies including listening to music, singing and chanting to attain a state of religious emotion and ecstasy or vecd. The documentary film is structured around a twelve year old girl, Elif, who is learning the basics of Mevlevism. The interviews conducted with regulars from the den explain to the audience why people are attracted to this belief system. Filming the ceremonies at the 550-year-old Mevlevi temple in Galata, Istanbul accentuates the historic background of this belief system. The Night of Reunion is the day in which Mevlevis celebrate the passing of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the founder of Mevlevism and provides the climax of the film. Elif performs on that night, a very important moment in her spiritual life.

伊斯蘭蘇非主義靈修活動主要表現於道團(Tariqa)的儀式，如Dhikr、Sama‘。本論文以土耳其梅拉維道團(Mevleviyeh)之儀式為主要考察對象，以探討靈修活動中的Sama‘儀式。Sama‘意為對神啟示訊息(Wahy)的聆聽，以旋轉動作配以音樂之展演而呈現出整套完整的儀式。梅拉維道團的成員通常藉由Sama‘而達到出神無我之境界，以期能達到接近真主的精神昇華(Qurba)。本論文的內容主要分為下列幾項: (一)伊斯蘭蘇非主義的起源與意義、蘇非道團之興起以及中世紀波斯地區之各個頗具代表性的蘇非道團作一界定、描述與比較；(二)探討梅拉維道團之精神導師陸彌(Jalal al-Din Rumi)的生平、思想及其對後世梅拉維道團發展之影響；(三)討論梅拉維道團之發展及其歷史，並試圖將陸彌的思想與梅拉維道團之發展做連結；(四)探討分析Sama‘之儀式: 界定Sama‘、分析詮釋其儀式之內涵、靈修之意義。 / The most common Sufi rituals are expressed in the order (tariqa)’s activities, mainly the Dhikr or Sama‘. This study focuses on the Turkish Sufi tariqa, the Mevleviyah which is attributed to the great medieval Sufi master Jalal al-Din Rumi. The contents of this thesis will deal with the brief history of Sufism in medieval period, the life and thought of Rumi, history of the development of Mevleviyeh tariqa, the analysis of Sama‘ ritual which is the core ritual of Mevleviyeh tariqa. The aim of this thesis is to show the importance of Islamic studies in term of human spiritual achievement.