A Look To Alevi-Bektaşi Hıgh Offıcıals And Idıoms From The Hıdden Tongue Of Vıew


Its been observed that certain concepts, colors and numbers used by Turkish Alevi-Bektaşi communities express hidden meanings except their common meanings during both in applications of Cem rites and daily lives. In this rich culture, every service, act, sign, color and number even belongings symbolize certain concepts, persons or applications in a tradition goes back to early centuries. In this study, we ll examine this rich world of concepts and symbols belong to Alevi-Bektaşi culture from the hidden tongue of view and the meanings of many rites, concepts, numbers, colors and belongings in Alevi-Bektaşi culture will be given.


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Hidden tongue, Alevism-Bektashism, vocabulary

Author : Ahmet GÜNŞEN
Number of pages: 328-350
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.74
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Journal of Turkish Studies
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