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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…
Rıza Şehri – Rızalık & Social Change

Rıza Şehri – Rızalık & Social Change

This video examines the ideal of Rıza Şehri, which occupies a central place in the Alevi belief system, through the concepts of Hak and hakikat....
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İkrar – the Second Gate of Hak

İkrar – the Second Gate of Hak

In this video, Pir Ali Doğan, a member of the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, explains in a multi-layered manner the concept of ikrar, defined...
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The Birth Gate – the First Gate of Hak

The Birth Gate – the First Gate of Hak

In this video, Pir Ali Doğan, a member of the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, provides a detailed explanation of the Birth Gate, which is...
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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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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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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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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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