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Cem Ceremony as a Conflict Resolution Method

This entry explores the significance of the Cem ceremony, which holds profound significance in Alevism, embodying a unique fusion of spirituality, communal values, and cultural…

Şavak Tribe: Alevi–Sunni Nomadic Community of Dersim

The Şavak tribe occupies a distinctive position within the ethno-cultural mosaic of Dersim, both historically and sociologically. As one of the rare cases in which…

Community Assembly / Cemat (Cemaat Çekırın)

Cemat or cemaat çekırın refers to an assembled community within the belief and social order of Raa Haqi, particularly the collective forum in which individual…

Alevis’ Struggles for Rights: A Human Rights Law Perspective

This entry examines Alevis’ struggles for rights in Turkey within the framework of freedom of religion and conscience, the right to education, and the prohibition…

Social Justice and Alevis: Multidimensional Identity, Forgiveness, and Solidarity

The current contribution explores the multifaceted nature of Alevi identity and its influence on forgiveness, collective action, and responses to intergroup conflict. Alevism, characterized by…

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: Genocides (1914-18 & 1937-38)

This entry examines the 1937–38 Dersim massacres as a case of genocide, placing the events within a broader continuum of state-led exterminatory violence in late…

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…

Cem / Cevat

Cem is the central ritual within Alevi and Bektashi forms of worship. In the Raa Haqi tradition, cem is not only a collective act of…

Cem Ritual and Psychological Well-Being: A Social Identity Perspective

This entry examines the historical and contemporary experiences of exclusion faced by Alevis through the framework of the Social Identity Approach in social psychology, with…
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