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Jiare /Ziyaret - (Sacred Places & Objects) in Raa Haqi (Dersim Alevism)

The concept of jiare—sacred places or sacred objects imbued with spiritual presence—constitutes a foundational element of the Raa Haqi belief system, practised predominantly among (Kurmanci…

Kurdish Alevis (Postscript to a TAVO Article [1989] - Revisited)

This entry revisits some of the observations made during anthropological fieldwork in the 1970s in Mazgirt/Dersim and published in TAVO (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients)…

Splendor and Light of God: Sun Worship Among the Raa Haq Followers and Their Neighbors

The sun is the star closest to Earth and forms the center of the solar system. Solar radiation is one of the basic prerequisites 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 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,…

Arab Alevis (2) (Alawite / Nusayrism)

Nusayri-Alawite (Arab Alevism) is a unique belief system based on esoteric and batini (inner) interpretations within the Shiite tradition of Islam. Shaped by the teachings…
Firik Dede

Firik Dede

Firik Dede, who lived during the past century in the Ovacık region of Dersim, occupies a place in Kurdish Alevi collective memory both as a…

Semah – Cem – Turna – the Cosmos / Universe

In this video, Pir Hasan Erkişi explains the semah ritual, which occupies a central place in the Alevi belief system, and the profound symbolic meanings...

Deyiş & Nefes

In this section, Pir Erkan Çanakçı focuses on the fundamental forms of oral literature and music in the Alevi world of belief. He provides comprehensive...
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