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Hızır / Xızır

In Alevism, Hızır (Xızır) is a meaningful and central figure around which revolve many myths, rituals, hymns, sacred places and lived experiences. It combines many…

Seyit Rıza Monument (Dersim)

The Seyit Rıza Monument is a significant site of memory that renders visible, both symbolically and spatially, the place of the 1937–38 Dersim Massacre within…

Paradise Rivers & Munzur River in Dersim

The three Abrahamic religions developed different interpretations of paradise, the place of longing in all three religions, at different times. In contrast to Sunni Islam,…

Pomegranates: Ambivalent Symbol of Life and Death

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) was also known in Latin as Malum punicum [1] (“Punic, i.e. Phoenician apple”). In ancient Iranian and Abrahamic religions, as well…

Alevi-Bektashi

The term Alevi-Bektaşi is today a common term not only in scholarly, political, and media contexts, but also among Alevi and Bektashi communities and organisations…

Social Justice and Alevis: Multidimensional Identity, Forgiveness, and Solidarity

The current contribution explores the multifaceted nature of Alevi identity and its influence on forgiveness, collective action, and responses to intergroup conflict. Alevism, characterized by…

Alevi Studies and Syncretism

Syncretism refers to the formation of new religious or cultural expressions that emerge from the interaction of diverse belief systems and practices. While in academic…

Gağan (1)

Gağan (Khal / Kalo Gaxan, Gaxand, Gaxan) is a religious-magical transition ritual unique to Kurdish Alevi communities in Dersim, symbolically marking the end of the…

Can

The Alevi concept of can stems from its Persian Sufi heritage. In the poetic and mystical literature, it is associated with the ideas of life…

Alevism and Social Trauma

This entry examines how Alevi identity has been shaped through the framework of historical trauma and collective memory, and how it is narrated especially in…
Funeral Ritual, Hakka Uğurlama

Funeral Ritual, Hakka Uğurlama

In this video, Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı discusses the meaning of the funeral ritual in Alevi belief and its place within the path. The funeral...
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Kurban (Sacrifice/Offering) in Alevism

Kurban (Sacrifice/Offering) in Alevism

In this video, Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı discusses the understanding of kurban in Alevi belief and its meaning within the path. It is emphasized that...
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Kırklar Cemi (The Cem of the Forty)

Kırklar Cemi (The Cem of the Forty)

In this video, Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı discusses the narrative of Kırklar Cemi and the participation of Hz. Muhammad in the Assembly of the Forty...
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Nefes, Deyiş, Gülbenk, Ağıt, Mersiye, Klam

Nefes, Deyiş, Gülbenk, Ağıt, Mersiye, Klam

In this video, Pir Ahmet Karabulut offers a comprehensive assessment of nefes, deyiş, gülbenk, ağıt, mersiye, and klam, which constitute the most fundamental carriers of...
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The Baba Mansur Ocak and the Kureyşan Ocak

The Baba Mansur Ocak and the Kureyşan Ocak

This video examines the historical and religious bond between the Baba Mansur Ocak and the Kureyşan Ocak, focusing in particular on the narrative of the...
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