Dedelik’s Test with the Associaton
DEDELİĞİN DERNEKLERLE İMTİHANI

Author : -Hamit AKTÜRK
Number of pages : 86-121

Abstract

Urbanizaton, migraton and the spread of mass media and many other factors has led to the breaking of dede –talip link that the basis of Alevism. In this process, the Dedes is temporarily lost their functon. Cemevleri thanks that began to be insttutonalized in cites they again been able to manage cem. However this sttuaton has led to that Dedes come under influence of associaton managers. Thıs Situaton, has led to the politcizaton of Alevism. Alevism throughout history, when Alevilik seen as a politcal issue, they were forced to shut down and move to a defensive positon. This, has led to the postponement of Alevism soluton of the problem. The way of solving of the Alewism problem is to be a out of politcal problem it. It is possible to put the Dedes into the focus of soluton. So Alewism can become legitmate in the eyes of the majority. Given the focus of the soluton grandfathers, Cemevis will be considered legal worship and Dedes will not need Alewi associatons anymore. Thus, associatons and foundatons will be able to return to their core functons.

Keywords

Alevîsm, Dedelik, Cemevi, Alevîsh Associatons and Foundatons, Urbanizaton

Read: 2,154

Download: 1,136