The Reflection of Alevi-Bektashi Culture on Turkish Folk Beliefs and Practices
Abstrak
With the acceptance of Islam by the Turks, and then their migration to the Anatolian geography, a syncretic structure has occurred in the cultural context in the Anatolian field. The religious and cultural environment inherited from a large number of civilizations that had lived in Anatolia also partially influenced the Turkish culture and beliefs that originated in Central Asia with the arrival of Turks in Anatolia. This syncretic structure, which predominantly constitutes the Turkish culture in Anatolia, has been transferred to the present day with mythologies, epics, legends, proverbs, tales and folk beliefs. Nomadic Turks accepted Islam by combining the local and universal values of the Gok Tengri religion and other religions / cultures with the influence of Sufism. This situation created the Anatolian Alevism within the framework of love to Hz. Muhammed, Hz. Ali, Hz. Fatima, Hz. Hasan and Hussein, devotion to the twelve imams and dedes/religious guides who are believed to be their descendants in Anatolia. The aim of this study is to examine the folk beliefs of Alevi-Bektashi communities living in Anatolia, arising from differences in understanding and interpreting Islam in
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (2)
Bekir Sisman
Mehmet Şahin
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 6×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.34189/hbv.92.003
- Akses
- Open Access ✓