Sufi performance
Some basic concepts from Islamic mysticism (Sufism):
- "tazkiyat al-nafs wa tarqiyat al-ruh"
- al-hubb al-ilahi
- maqamat wa ahwal
Social structures:
- silsila
Some basic Sufi practices:
- hadra, dhikr
- music
http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MI/Sufism/
Music in Sufi ritual: