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Remembered and Contemporary Humor Narratives in Dersim

This entry explores remembered and contemporary humor narratives in Dersim, a predominantly Kurdish Alevi region in eastern Turkey. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, it highlights how…

Adam

Adam is the figure who is positioned in Raa Haqi creation narratives as the first human being, the ancestor of humanity, and the musahib of…

Adır / Agır (Fire)

Adır or Agır means “fire” in the Kırmancki and Kurmanci Alevi religious vocabulary. In the belief world of Raa Haqi, fire is understood not merely…

Cem / Cevat

Cem is the central ritual within Alevi and Bektashi forms of worship. In the Raa Haqi tradition, cem is not only a collective act of…

Community Assembly / Cemat (Cemaat Çekırın)

Cemat or cemaat çekırın refers to an assembled community within the belief and social order of Raa Haqi, particularly the collective forum in which individual…

Melek-i Tavus

Melek-i Tavus, or Meleka Tavus, is a cosmological figure in Raa Haqi creation narratives. He initially holds an important position in the realm of angels…

Water / Auwe / Aw

Auwe or Aw means “water” in the Raa Haqi tradition. Water is regarded as one of the two fundamental sources of life on earth, together…
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