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The Sama dance is a deeply spiritual and ritualistic dance most commonly associated with the Mevlevi Sufi order in modern day Turkey. However, this dance has older and significant roots in Iranian culture and mysticism, particularly from Zoroastrianism through the Persian Sufi tradition. The origins of Sama in the Persian world go back centuries, long before the formalization of the practice in the Ottoman period. The Persian interpretation of Islam, particularly among mystics and poets, often b