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Apsu (Abşu, Avsu)

“Apsu” (Kırmanckî/Kurmancî: Avsu, Abşu, Absu) is a ritual practice within the Dersim belief system that carries functions of protection, purification, and healing. Apsu is also…

Bext (Baht)

Bext (Turkish: Baht) is one of the thirty qualities granted to humans by Haq in the Raa Haqi belief system and expresses the wish for…

Cem Ritual and Psychological Well-Being: A Social Identity Perspective

This entry examines the historical and contemporary experiences of exclusion faced by Alevis through the framework of the Social Identity Approach in social psychology, with…

The Religious Calendar in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi): Gağan, Xızır/Hızır, Black Wednesday (Kara Çarşamba), and Hawtemal/Heftemal

This entry provides a comprehensive analysis of the sacred days and periods that constitute the religious calendar of Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi)—with particular attention to…

Xızır's (Hızır's) Sacred Herd (Sacred Mountain Goats of Dersim)

In Kurdish Alevi traditions, ibexes are considered sacred—blessed beings associated with Xızır and other territorial protectors in local cosmologies. Although hunting them was long practiced,…

Sociology of Emotions and Collective Memory in the Deyişes of Pir Sultan Abdal

Pir Sultan Abdal is one of the most important poets of the Alevi tradition and lived in the sixteenth century. His deyişs have held a…

The Kerbela Narrative and Collective Mourning: Traumatic Memory and Ritualised Emotions in Alevî Identity

The Kerbela narrative constitutes a central element of traumatic memory in Alevî belief and identity. The killing of Hz. Hüseyin, the grandson of Hz. Muhammed,…

Seyyid Seyfeddin (Piri Sevdin) Ocak (Alevi sacred lineage)

The Seyyid Seyfeddin Ocak (locally known as the Piri Sevdin Ocak) is one of the Alevi Ocaks that has been active for centuries in the…

Theological Foundations of Human Dignity in Alevism

This entry examines the theological foundations of the God–human relationship in Alevism by approaching the concept of human dignity through the perspectives of creation theology…

The Ghadir Khumm Festival (ʿId al-Ghadir) and Collective Memory

This entry examines the Ghadir Khumm Festival, the most important religious festival of Alawites, within the framework of Maurice Halbwachs’ theory of collective memory. It…
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