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Musahiplik: The Institution of Spritual Brotherhood in Alevism

Musahiplik is an institutional form of brotherhood in the Alevi belief system that symbolises an individual’s spiritual, moral, and social bond with the community, and…

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…

Kirvelik (2)

This entry examines the institution of kirvelik (Kivralık / Kirve / Kewra / Kirêw & Male Circumcision) in the context of Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi),…

Adam

Adam is the figure who is positioned in Raa Haqi creation narratives as the first human being, the ancestor of humanity, and the musahib of…

Theological Foundations of Human Dignity in Alevism

This entry examines the theological foundations of the God–human relationship in Alevism by approaching the concept of human dignity through the perspectives of creation theology…

Seyyid Seyfeddin (Piri Sevdin) Ocak (Alevi sacred lineage)

The Seyyid Seyfeddin Ocak (locally known as the Piri Sevdin Ocak) is one of the Alevi Ocaks that has been active for centuries in the…

Kirvelik (1)

Kirvelik, in the context of Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi), does not merely denote a symbolic form of kinship shaped around the circumcision ritual. Rather, it…

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…

Space in Alevism (Arab Alevism)

Alawites, also known as Nusayris, are an ethno-religious community living mostly in Hatay, Adana and Mersin in Türkiye as well as Latakia and Tartus in…

Space in Alevism

This entry examines the phenomenon of space in Alevism through its intellectual, physical, and social dimensions. It argues that space is not merely a geographical…

Hacı Bektaş Veli Lodge, the Dedegân and Babagân Branches, Talips, and Giving İkrar to the Lodge

In this video, Baba Sedat Bican discusses the concept of the dergâh (lodge), which occupies a central place in the Bektashi tradition, and examines it...

İkrar, Rızalık, Nature and Alevism, Domestic and Wild Animals, Rıza Şehri, and Lokma – Pir Ecevit Emre

In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre offers a comprehensive discussion of the concepts of ikrar and rızalık, which occupy a central position in Alevi philosophy...

Görgü Cemi, Dara Çıkma, Dardan İndirme, Aklanma–Paklanma, İkrar, Rızalık

In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre discusses Görgü Cemi (entering görgü), which holds a central place in Alevi ritual life, in a multilayered and comprehensive...

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,...

The Ocak Institution, İkrar, Marriage in Alevism, Alevi Ethics, and Alevism and Islam

In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur explains the fundamental pillars and internal systematics of traditional Alevi teaching, drawing on his long life experience. He conveys...

Musahiplik – The Görgü Cem & the Pir Gate (Pir Kapısı)

This video addresses the institution of musahiplik, which constitutes the foundation of the Alevi path, through Görgü cems held in Elmalı. Musahiplik is a lifelong...

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...

Hakk & the Gate of Hakk

In this video, Pir Ali Doğan, a member of the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, presents a comprehensive narrative on the concept of Hak, which...

The Gender of Cans

In this engaging video, Ana Narin Gülçiçeği addresses contemporary debates shaped around ikrar, musahiplik, and in particular the question of the “gender of cans.” Drawing...

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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