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Humor in Dersim Alevi Oral Culture

Humor in Dersim Alevi oral culture constitutes a distinctive narrative domain shaped at the intersection of language, belief, and historical experience. While this humorous tradition…

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…

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…

Traces of Yaresan–Alevism in Pre-Islamic Kurdish Poetry

This entry explores traces of Yaresan–Alevism in pre-Islamic Kurdish poetry within the framework of cultural continuity, oral literary tradition, and religious themes. It emphasises that…

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…

Alevism and Sacred Texts in Kurdish Batinism

This entry examines the historical, cultural, and ritual role of sacred texts in Alevism and, more broadly, in Kurdish Batinî belief systems. It emphasizes the…
Mehmet Yıldırım (1974 - 2023)

Mehmet Yıldırım (Dêsimli Memed)

Dr Mehmet Yıldırım (1974–2023), known also by his pen name Dêsimli Memed, was a scholar whose academic and archival research sought to reinterpret the historical…

Kadıncık Ana

Kadıncık Ana is an important female figure in the Alevi-Bektashi-Kızılbaş belief, particularly associated with Hacı Bektaş Veli, whose memory has been transmitted through hagiographic narratives-most…

Çepni Alevis

The Çepni Alevis, a significant sub-group of Anatolian Alevism, emerged on the historical stage as part of the Çepni tribe, which belongs to the Üç-Ok…

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…
Zeynel Abidin in Alevi Mythology – Oppression and Resistance

Zeynel Abidin in Alevi Mythology – Oppression and Resistance

In this video, Pir Veli Uğur recounts a narrative from Alevi mythology concerning Zeynel Abidin, the only male survivor of the Kerbela tragedy. This narrative...
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What Is Alevism? – Alevis and Islam: İkrar, Hakikat, Devriye

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,...
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Ocak-Based Alevism, Cemevis, and the Reconstruction of Tradition I

Ocak-Based Alevism, Cemevis, and the Reconstruction of Tradition I

This video discusses how Ocak-based Alevism is being reconstituted through contemporary cemevis. Historically, the Ocak system functioned through oral culture and internal community hierarchies. Today,...
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The Narrative of Rıza Şehri (The City of Rıza)

The Narrative of Rıza Şehri (The City of Rıza)

In this video, Ali Doğan, a pir affiliated with the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, explains Rıza Şehri, one of the most fundamental conceptual frameworks...
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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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Güruh-u Naci / Naciye

Güruh-u Naci / Naciye

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat offers an in-depth explanation of the concept of Güruh-u Naci / Naciye, one of the most central creation narratives...
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The Cemal Abdal Ocak (Dersim) & Elif Ana

The Cemal Abdal Ocak (Dersim) & Elif Ana

In this video, Pir Hüseyin Elmas examines in greater depth the belief practices and ritual repertoire shaped around the Cemal Abdal Ocak in Dersim. While...
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The Cemal Abdal Ocak (Dersim) & the Aziz Mahmut Ocak (Diyarbakır)

The Cemal Abdal Ocak (Dersim) & the Aziz Mahmut Ocak (Diyarbakır)

In this video, Pir Hüseyin Elmas comparatively examines the historical, religious, and social contexts of the Cemal Abdal Ocak centered in Dersim and the Aziz...
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Gülbenk & Prayer in Alevism

Gülbenk & Prayer in Alevism

In this video, Pir Hüseyin Elmas offers reflections on the structure, function, and religious meaning of prayer in Alevism, accompanied by an example of a...
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14’ler, 17l’er, Musahip (Misayib), Nefs

The Fourteen – the Seventeen – Musahip (Misayib) – Nefs

In this video, Pir Mahmut Ütebay discusses the concepts of the Fourteen and the Seventeen, which occupy a central place in Alevi cosmology. He also...
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