- Pir Cemal Cenan
Cem / Cıvat, Musahiplik, Ana Kapısı in Alevism, Ağuçan Ocak
In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan, a pir affiliated with the Ağuçan Ocak, explains from an insider perspective the principle “yol incineceğine can incinsin”, one...
- Pir Ecevit Emre
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...
- Pir Ecevit Emre
Çerağ, Delil, Çerağ / Delil Uyandırma, Çerağ / Delil Sırlama, Hakikat
In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre discusses the concept of çerağ (or delil), which holds a highly central place in Alevi rituals, in a multidimensional...
- Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı
Pirship, Cem, and the Four Gates and Forty Stations
In this video, Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı explains the importance of cems in Alevi society, their role in the education of the community, and their...
- Ana Didar Cenan
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...
- Ana Cevahir Altunok
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...
- Ana Cevahir Altunok
The Institution of Analık – The Ocak System – Social Change
In this video, Ana Cevahir Altınok provides an in-depth account of the sacredness of the concept of ana in the Alevi belief world and its...
- Pir Celal Fırat
Niyazlaşma (ritual greeting and salutation of the sacred in Alevism)
In this video, Pir Celal Fırat explains in detail the meaning, origins, and social functions of the practices of niyaz etme and/or niyaz olma within...
- Pir Hüseyin Elmas
A Cem and a Lesson in a Village of Dersim in the 1960s
In this video, Pir Hüseyin Elmas recounts a cem ritual that took place in a village of Dersim in the 1960s, together with a personal...
- Pir Erkan Çanakçı
Music in Alevism
In this section, Pir Erkan Çanakçı examines the meaning and function of music in the Alevi world of belief. He offers reflections in particular on...
