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A Brief Sketch of the Development of Alevi Studies

This is an annotated bibliography of the most significant contributions to Alevi studies, in chronological order from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. It identifies American Protestant…

Mobilisation for Alevi Identity in Britain

This entry presents the social and political conditions for Alevi mobilisation in Britain by drawing on the history, migration background and living conditions of the…

The Diversity of the Alevi Diaspora

Alevis have migrated to European countries through different migration patterns such as guest workers, the Maras Massacre, the 1980 military coup, as students, through marriage…

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…

Şavak Tribe: Alevi–Sunni Nomadic Community of Dersim

The Şavak tribe occupies a distinctive position within the ethno-cultural mosaic of Dersim, both historically and sociologically. As one of the rare cases in which…

Alevi Television Networks: Media and Alevism

Alevi television networks, created by and for Turkey’s Alevi community, have become central to the public articulation of Alevi culture, religion, and politics. Emerging in…

Suicide Amongst Second-Generation Alevi Boys in the UK

In the process of settling in the UK, the Alevi community was shaken by the suicide pandemic among second-generation boys, a previously unknown phenomenon. From…

Alevi Television Networks: Structural and Representational Limits in Covering Discrimination

Alevi television networks in Turkey emerged in the early 2000s as important platforms for representing the beliefs, practices, and political concerns of Turkey’s Alevi community….
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Village Cemevis and Transnational Alevi Placemaking

This entry traces the emergence and significance of rural cemevis built by migrants, situating them within broader debates on migration, religious change, and spatial politics….

Alevi Studies and Debates on "Orthodoxy" & "Heterodoxy"

Orthodoxy refers to the official and dominant interpretation of a religion, while heterodoxy defines belief systems that deviate from or are marginalised by that norm….
Musahiplik – Marriage – Rızalık – İkrar – the Red Belt

Musahiplik – Marriage – Rızalık – İkrar – the Red Belt

In this video, Ana Narin Gülçiçeği addresses the institutions of marriage and musahiplik in Alevism through core concepts such as musahiplik, “the command of Hak...
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Becoming an Ana – the Institution of Analık – Gender & Kirmancki Prayers

Becoming an Ana – the Institution of Analık – Gender & Kirmancki Prayers

In this video, Ana Narin Gülçiçeği offers an in-depth reflection on the institution of analık in Alevism within the context of Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi),...
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Hak – Hakikat – the Four Gates and Forty Stations – Sır – En el Hak

Hak – Hakikat – the Four Gates and Forty Stations – Sır – En el Hak

In this video, Pir Hasan Erkişi explains the concepts of Hak and hakikat, which stand at the center of Alevi cosmology and the belief system,...
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Semah – Cem – Turna – the Cosmos / Universe

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...
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Saz – Music in Alevism – Tembur – Bağlama – Tandura/Dandura – Cura

Saz – Music in Alevism – Tembur – Bağlama – Tandura/Dandura – Cura

In this video, Pir Hasan Erkişi explains the central importance and function of music within the Alevi belief and ritual world. The meanings and modes...
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Musahiplik – Musahiplik Rituals – Görgü Cem – Ustudan – Social Change

Musahiplik – Musahiplik Rituals – Görgü Cem – Ustudan – Social Change

In this video, Pir Hasan Erkişi provides a detailed explanation of the institution of musahiplik, which occupies a fundamental place in the Alevi belief system,...
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Abdal Musa – the Abdal Musa Cem – Görgü Cem – İkrar – Kurban (Ritual Sacrifice)

Abdal Musa – the Abdal Musa Cem – Görgü Cem – İkrar – Kurban (Ritual Sacrifice)

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat provides a detailed explanation of the central position of Abdal Musa within the Alevi belief system and the meanings...
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Kalu Bela

Kalu Bela

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat explains the concept of Kalu Bela, one of the foundational mythological narratives of Alevi cosmology. According to the Alevi...
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Karbala & Violence against Alevis

Karbala & Violence against Alevis

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat provides an in-depth explanation of the historical and symbolic meanings of the event of Karbala within the Alevi belief...
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Niyazlaşma (ritual greeting and salutation of the sacred in Alevism)

Niyazlaşma (ritual greeting and salutation of the sacred in Alevism)

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat explains in detail the meaning, origins, and social functions of the practices of niyaz etme and/or niyaz olma within...
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