The Museumification of Rumi's Tomb: Deconstructing Sacred Space at the Mevlana Museum

Tourists and pilgrims from across Turkey and around the world flock to the tomb of Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273), one of the greatest poets and Sufi masters in Islam. Since 1925, the Turkish government has relentlessly struggled to control Islamic influences in society and to channel people's dev...

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Published in:The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Main Author: Aslan, Rose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology [2014]
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-16
Further subjects:B Tourism
B Turkey
B Mysticism
B space and place
B Ottoman history
B Pilgrimage
B Sacred Space
B museumification
B Rumi
B Sufism
B Secularism
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