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Dâr (Dâra Durmak, Dâra Çekilmek, Dârdan İndirme, Dâr Kurbanı)

In the Alevi belief system, the concept of dâr represents a multi-layered micro-centre where ritual, ethics, theology, and mythology are intricately interwoven. Functioning as a…

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…

Alevis and Alevism in Turkish Cinema

This entry focuses on the representation of the Alevi-Bektashi faith and identity in Turkish cinema, examining the role of cinema in the construction of cultural…

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…

Dersim - Jiar u Diyar (Sacred Geography)

This entry reconceptualises Dersim not as a mere geographic or administrative region but as a sacred-political topography (a cultural geography) central to the Raa Haqi…

Deyiş

In Alevi-Bektashi culture, deyiş are a form of folk literature recited spontaneously and accompanied only by the bağlama during cem ceremonies, alongside the semah, and…

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…

Food in Alevism

Social activities pertaining to food such as cooking, sharing, eating and fasting are central to the expression of the lived religiosities of Alevis in Turkey,…

Dersim Massacre and Intergenerational Trauma Transmission

This entry looks at the long-term emotional and psychological effects of the Dersim Massacre, which took place in eastern Turkey between 1937 and 1938. Thousands…

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…

Sır – Hakikat – Nesimi – Hallacı Mansur – Gurûh-ı Nâciye

In this video, Pir Hüseyin Bildik provides a comprehensive explanation of Sır, one of the most fundamental and constitutive concepts of Alevi teaching, through the...

Four Gates, Forty Stations – The Four Sacred – Yol – Sır – İnsan-ı Kamil

In this video, Pir Hüseyin Bildik provides a comprehensive explanation of the concepts of Hak and Hakikat, which stand at the center of the Alevi...

Cem and Cemevis in Alevism

In this video, Pir Veli Uğur offers a critical evaluation of the cem ritual, the most central form of worship in Alevi belief, by addressing...

Kerbela and the Christian Monk in Alevi Mythology

In this video, Pir Veli Uğur shares one of the most striking and profound narratives of Alevi mythology. At the center of the story stands...

Kerbela – God (Hakk) and Human: Alevism and Islam

In this video, Pir Veli Uğur offers an in-depth account of the place of Kerbela in the Alevi world of belief and how it has...

What Is Alevism? – Alevis and Islam: İkrar, Hakikat, Devriye

In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur presents a comprehensive narrative shaped around the question “What is Alevism?” By explaining the ritual of ikrar through deyiş,...

Derviş Cemal Ocak – Alevi Uprisings, the Bābāʾīs, and Ocak Organization

In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur offers a comprehensive examination of the historical origins of the Derviş Cemal Ocak and its place in Alevi religious...

Deyiş (Alevi Verses) – Hak (Conscience), Kırmancki Gülbenk, and Niyazlaşma

In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur presents vivid examples of the historical, religious, and symbolic power of deyiş, the fundamental oral form of expression in...

The Ocak System, Mısayb (Musahip), and Being Raised within a Pir Ocak

This video examines the Ocak system, which forms the social and spiritual backbone of Alevism, with a particular focus on the experience of being raised...

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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