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The Ghadir Khumm Festival (ʿId al-Ghadir) and Collective Memory

This entry examines the Ghadir Khumm Festival, the most important religious festival of Alawites, within the framework of Maurice Halbwachs’ theory of collective memory. It…

Sociology of Emotions and Collective Memory in the Deyişes of Pir Sultan Abdal

Pir Sultan Abdal is one of the most important poets of the Alevi tradition and lived in the sixteenth century. His deyişs have held a…

Memory and Dersim

This entry examines Dersim, which occupies a central place in the collective memory of Alevi communities, as both a site of memory and a field…

Seyit Rıza Monument (Dersim)

The Seyit Rıza Monument is a significant site of memory that renders visible, both symbolically and spatially, the place of the 1937–38 Dersim Massacre within…

The Kerbela Narrative and Collective Mourning: Traumatic Memory and Ritualised Emotions in Alevî Identity

The Kerbela narrative constitutes a central element of traumatic memory in Alevî belief and identity. The killing of Hz. Hüseyin, the grandson of Hz. Muhammed,…

Jiare /Ziyaret - (Sacred Places & Objects) in Raa Haqi (Dersim Alevism)

The concept of jiare—sacred places or sacred objects imbued with spiritual presence—constitutes a foundational element of the Raa Haqi belief system, practised predominantly among (Kurmanci…

Forced Migration of Alevis

This entry examines the phenomenon of forced migration experienced by Alevi communities from the foundation of the Republic of Turkey to the present, within the…

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…

Necropolitical Violence and Alevis

The concept of necropolitical violence offers valuable potential for clarifying the meaning and significance of the Alevi community’s status as an oppressed minority and its…
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Village Cemevis and Transnational Alevi Placemaking

This entry traces the emergence and significance of rural cemevis built by migrants, situating them within broader debates on migration, religious change, and spatial politics….
Ağuçan Ocak

Ağuçan Ocak

In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan, an Ocak member of the Ağuçan Ocak and an active pir, presents an insider perspective on how Ocak memory...
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Ancestor Worshipping in Alevism, Sacred Places (Jiare), Kalu Bela, and Devr-i Daim – Pir Cemal Cenan

Ancestor Worshipping in Alevism, Sacred Places (Jiare), Kalu Bela, and Devr-i Daim – Pir Cemal Cenan

In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan speaks about the culture of jiare (sacred places/visits) in Dersim Alevism and explains this belief practice from an insider...
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Gülbenk, Deyiş, Nefes, Raa Haqi, Dersim, and Kırmancki Prayer – Pir Haydar Buğa

Gülbenk, Deyiş, Nefes, Raa Haqi, Dersim, and Kırmancki Prayer – Pir Haydar Buğa

In this video, Pir Haydar Buğa examines in detail the central importance of deyiş, nefes, and gülbenk in Alevism. He emphasizes that the ethical codes,...
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Gağan, Khal u Fatık, Dersim, Raa Haqi, Nature and Alevism, and the Alevi Calendar – Pir Haydar Buğa

Gağan, Khal u Fatık, Dersim, Raa Haqi, Nature and Alevism, and the Alevi Calendar – Pir Haydar Buğa

In this video, Pir Haydar Buğa offers a detailed account of the Gağan rituals in Dersim Alevism and of the performative play Khal u Fatık,...
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Dersim Alevi Takvimi, Gağan, Hızır Orucu, Hewtemal – Kara Çarşamba, Matem Ayı

The Dersim Alevi Calendar, Gağan, the Xızır/Hızır Fast, Hewtemal – Black Wednesday, and the Month of Mourning

In this video, Pir Haydar Buğa provides a comprehensive discussion of the religious understanding of time known as the “Alevi calendar” in the tradition of...
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Matem Ayı, Kerbela, Direniş, Alevi İsyanları – Pir Ecevit Emre

Matem Ayı, Karbala, Resistance, and Alevi Uprisings – Pir Ecevit Emre

In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre examines the concept of the “month of mourning” (matem ayı) and practices of lamentation in Alevism through the historical,...
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Yas-ı Matem Ritual Practices in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haq), Kerbela, and the Hüseyni Duruş

Yas-ı Matem Ritual Practices in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haq), Kerbela, and the Hüseyni Duruş

In this video, Ana Didar Cenan discusses the Yas-ı Matem period in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi) within a ritual and meaning world intertwined with the...
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Xızır (Hızır) Months (Üç Aylar) and Fasts in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi), Kurmanci Prayers

Xızır (Hızır) Months (Üç Aylar) and Fasts in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi), Kurmanci Prayers

In this video, Ana Didar Cenan discusses in detail the Xızır (Hızır) months and Xızır fasts, which hold a central place in the religious calendar...
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Gağan, Kurmanci Prayers, Communal Village Life, and the Role of Women in Dersim Alevism

Gağan, Kurmanci Prayers, Communal Village Life, and the Role of Women in Dersim Alevism

In this video, Ana Didar Cenan examines the Gağan period in Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi) from an internal perspective, focusing on rituals, calendrical understanding, and...
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What Is Alevism? – Alevis and Islam: İkrar, Hakikat, Devriye

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,...
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