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 2002 Calendar
This has been the leading Alevi calendar in Turkey and Europe since
1996. It is prepared by scholar
Ali Yaman. You can order a copy online. |
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 Turkish Alevis Today
John Schindeldecker's introduction to the Alevis in contemporary Turkey: "My
single purpose is to briefly, clearly, and objectively explain the beliefs and practices
of Alevis and the issues they face today in a way that a reader with minimal knowledge of
Turkey and Islam can understand." |
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 ... The Takhtaji
F. W. Hasluck
The Kizilbash of Lycia (the province of Tekke) are as already
stated, numerous and generally known as Takhtaji (woodcutters) on account of their
employment, but like the Kizilbash elsewhere they call themselves Alevi and are connected
with the Bektashi order of dervishes, whose local centre is at Elmali. |
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 The Village of Ocak
The village of Ocak was founded by Hıdır Abdal Sultan 600 years ago in
Eastern Anatolia. It is one of the holiest sites of Alevi belief.
http://www.ocakder.org.tr |
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 We are introducing the
leading Alevi-Bektashi Institutions and Researchers.
Every month we will be introducing a leading Alevi-Bektashi institution as well
as a prominent scholar. We invite Alevi-Bektashi institutions from around the world
to send us detailed information about their activities. |
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A Glimpse
at Sufism in the Balkans
Hüseyin Abiva |
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Alevi-Bektashism:
The Past and the Present
Gökhan Perçin |
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Ritual
Change in a Turkish Alevi Village
Dr. Thomas McElwain |
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 Archival Documents
This section contains historical manuscripts which date back hundreds of
years. We would like to thank dear colleagues who have
presented these manuscripts to the use of scholars. |
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 Kızılbaş-Alevi Dedes
Ali Yaman's detailed presentation of Alevi religious guides. This is one of the most prominent works in this field. |
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 Introduction to Sufi Music and Ritual in Turkey
Irene Markoff's article in Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
(1995). |
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 Death of a Community: Kızılbaş-Alevi Predicament in 1990s
Istanbul
Aykan Erdemir's paper presented at Columbia University's Boas/Benedict
Conference (March 2000). |
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 Uncovering Alevism...
Elise Massicard
The
Hacibektas festival has become, in the last decade, the main public event of Alevism in
Turkey. It is characterized both by its undetermined nature between religion, culture,
folklore and politics, and by the diversity of its participants and scenes. The process of
assertion of a contested identity and negotiation of public space are vital to
understanding Alevism as it exists today. |
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 Researchers
and their Works:
İBRAHİM ASLANOĞLU
Birth:1920
Tokat, Death: 14 March 1995
He graduated from the Education
School in Sivas. He worked as a teacher until his retirement in 1977. He traveled all around Anatolia.... |
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The Bektashi Order of
Dervishes
Gökhan Perçin |
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Sufism's Many Paths
Prof. Alan Godlas |
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