- Ana Cevahir Altunok
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....
- Ali Doğan
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...
- Ali Doğan
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...
- Pir Hasan Erkişi
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,...
- Pir Hasan Erkişi
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...
- Celal Fırat
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...
- Celal Fırat
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...
- Celal Fırat
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...
- Celal Fırat
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...
- Celal Fırat
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...
