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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…

Kurdish Alevis (Postscript to a TAVO Article [1989] - Revisited)

This entry revisits some of the observations made during anthropological fieldwork in the 1970s in Mazgirt/Dersim and published in TAVO (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients)…

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…

The Şîn Tradition: Lament as Memory and Resistance in Kurdish Alevism

The tradition of şîn (lament) in Kurdish Alevi communities is not merely a poetic expression of mourning after death, but a sacred form of speech…

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…

The Ocak System in Alevism: Diverse Interpretations of Sacred Lineage

This entry examines the ocak as both a sacred genealogy and a socio-religious network, focusing on seyyidlik, hereditary authority and the ocak–talip relationship. It argues…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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