Constantinople – Chapter 11-tiivistelmä

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1. The narrator introduces the dervishes, explains their admission of European visitors, and describes the Pera tekké and its views.
2. He sits beside the railing as the dervishes enter, salute their leader, and begin lengthy prayers.
3. The dancers remove their cloaks, receive blessings, and grow visibly more alert as instrumental music joins the chanting.
4. One dervish begins spinning, and the others follow without colliding or losing the rhythm.
5. After a walking pause, they resume more rapidly, while the narrator marvels at their endurance and transformed expressions.
6. The dancers kneel and receive cloaks, then rise and depart; the narrator leaves with the spectacle still filling his senses.

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The narrator distinguishes intense religious excitement from uncontrolled movement. His description repeatedly emphasizes the dancers’ precision even as their speed and apparent ecstasy increase.

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