Institution of “Musahiplik” in the Alevi-Bektashi Tradition(Tokat Turkmen Alevis’ Example) (Social Science I)
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Prof. Dr. Hasan COŞKUN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Bölüm Adı | Institution of “Musahiplik” in the Alevi-Bektashi Tradition(Tokat Turkmen Alevis’ Example) | ||
| Kitap Adı | Social Science I | ||
| Bölüm Sayfaları | 207-224 | ||
| Kitap Türü | Kitap Bölümü | ||
| Kitap Alt Türü | Alanında uluslararası yayınlanan kitap bölümü | ||
| Kitap Niteliği | Diğer uluslararası bilimsel kitap | ||
| Kitap Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 01-2019 |
| DOI Numarası | – | ISBN | 978-605-258-301-2 |
| Basıldığı Ülke | Türkiye | Basıldığı Şehir | Ankara |
| Kitap Linki | www.akademisyen.com | ||
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| Özet |
| In the Alevism,“Musahip” means a brotherhood between two people. In the Alevi communities, individuals born of Alevi parents only by getting married and finding another married couple as a “Musahip” can become a full and an official member of the community. These two families (four people) constitute the core of the Alevi community and are regarded as siblings. This is also called “ahiret kardeşliği”; a brotherhood of afterlife. Meaning, this brotherhood both exists in this world and the next. Musahiplik, which is a both religious and a social institution, is based on the principle of helping each other. A grandfather (called dede) is the religious leader in the Alevi-Bektashi tradition. In Alevi community, a grandfather has the highest social status. They are the authority in both religious and earthly matters. And they are accepted as the main source of information. We have taken the opinions of these grandfathers, who are seen as the main sources of information in the Alevi/Bektashi tradition, on the Musahiplik institution. In this study, we examine and analyze the opinions of the Tokat Turkmen Alevi Grandfathers, where the very rich religious and social manifestations of Alevism cultism are experienced, against a highly institutionalized and a very traditional Musahiplik institution, within regards to religious sociology. We tried to reveal the relationship between the Grandfatherhood Institution as a social and religious authority and Musahiplik Institution as a social solidarity organization. We tried to examine the Musahiplik Institution in the context of the data we obtained in our research as the brotherhood of religion and road of life. We have also tried to … |
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