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Jamal J. Elias, "After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World" (Harvard UP, 2025)

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Ulu Arif: Charisma, Succession, and Expansion

Jamal profiles Ulu Arif as Rumi's charismatic grandson, his contested succession, miraculous reputation, and expansion of Mevlevi communities into Caucasus.

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