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Hacı Bektaş Veli Tomb and Museum

The Hacıbektaş shrine complex in Nevşehir, Turkey, was the central lodge of the Bektaşi order for centuries until the abolition of religious orders in 1925…

Arab Alevism (1)

Anatolia has long been home to a diverse range of ethnic and religious communities, and the Arab Alevis are among the ancient groups that have…

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…

Arab Alevism and the Symbolic Construction of Gender within the Community

This entry focuses on the religious structure, symbols, and ritual practices that shape the gender regime within the belief system of Arab Alevism (Nusayrism). Through…

Kırkbudak - Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs (2005-2007)

Kırkbudak – Journal for the Study of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, published between 2005 and 2007, holds the distinction of being the first peer-reviewed academic journal…

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…

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…

Ağuiçen/Ağuçan

The Ağuiçen (or Ağuçan) Ocak is one of the most well-known Alevi ocaks (spiritual lineages) in Anatolia. It stands out due to its wide geographical…

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…

Paradise Rivers & Munzur River in Dersim

The three Abrahamic religions developed different interpretations of paradise, the place of longing in all three religions, at different times. In contrast to Sunni Islam,…
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