Mysticism and Magic in Turkey, an Account of the Religious Doctrines, Monastic Organisation, and Ecstatic, Powers of the Dervish Orders #248056

Protest by the Monks Of Islam has not been without practical results in Persia, so may it likewise be expected to have corresponding results in Turkey From the Sufism of the Dervish Orders sprang the movement of Babism, the initiation Of which was contemporary with the European revolutionary uprising Of '48. This movement, which was sup pressed with the most barbarous atrocities, gave greater promise than any other event connected.