Pre-Islamic Foundations of Alevi and Bektashi Beliefs

This master craftsman's work, which details the theoretical perspective we know from Turks, Turkey and Islam, and Perspectives on Turkish Sufism, makes a valuable contribution to the history of "Anatolian heterodoxy". The book focuses on how ancient Turkish beliefs, Samanism, Far Eastern and Iranian religions, Christianity, Judaism and paganism influenced Turkish communities in the pre-Islamic period and what motifs they inherited after Islam. There are cults, supernatural beliefs, healing rituals, "good" and "bad" signs, etc. that have existed throughout periods and religions. attention is drawn. The motifs and historical heritage in question are traced throughout the important Bektasi menakibnames: Haci Bektas-i Veli, Hacim Sultan, Abdal Musa, Kaygusuz Baba, Seyyid Ali Sultan, Sultan Secaüddin, Osman Baba menakibnames and the Menakibname-i Kudsiye of the Babai movement... Ahmet Yasar Ocak, who looks at the history of religion from the perspective of social history, opens an indispensable window to understand this country by analyzing religious cultures within their historical and social backgrounds and complex interactions.



Number of Pages: 312

Year of Printing: 2003


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 312

First Print Year: 2003

Language Turkish