Roots of the Government Perception Attributed to the Bektashi Type in Jokes


Bektashi type which has been developed in the context of Anatolian Turk society’s own internal dynamics is still the judgmental voice of the public with complaints, objections and elegant jokes attributed to him. While Bektashi jokes are generally comprehended as referring to the classical Ottoman period, in this paper we attempt to interpret the factors that lead up to consisting of the Bektashi type in the light of the institution process of the Bektashi order. Thus, we can get close to understand the conditions created the Bektashi type who has quarrel with the politic authority, mostly ironic to it; different than general public in religious practices, even sometimes talking to god himself free and easily.


Keywords


Bektashi type, Bektashi jokes, Ahi organization and Bektashi order, Orders and Governments

Author : Metin ARIKAN -Gaye Yavuzcan A. Aghdam, Akbar A. Aghdam
Number of pages: 233-250
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.3055
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Turkish Studies - Historical Analysis
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