Sema 217045 180653488 2007-12-28T19:01:00Z RepublicanJacobite 5223685 Deleted section copy-and-pasted from http://www.mevlana.net/sema.htm. {{otheruses}} '''Sema''' or '''sama''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: سماع ) is a term that means ''hearing''. It is used, as a borrowed word in [[Persian language|Persian]], to refer to some of the ceremonies used by various [[sufi]] orders and often involves prayer, song, dance, and other ritualistic activities. Sema dancing is known to Europeans as the dance of the [[Whirling Dervishes]] (see [[Sufi whirling]]), although many forms of sema do not include whirling. == See also == * [[Qawwali]] - A form of Sema in South Asia ==External links== * [http://www.mevlana.net/sema.htm The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony] {{Sufism}} [[Category:Ritual dances]] [[ar:سماع]] [[es:Sema]] [[fa:سماع]] [[fr:Sema]] [[ru:Сама]] [[tr:Sema]] [[ur:سماع]]