The role of the memorial ceremonies of Hacı Bektaş Veli in construction the Alevi Bektaşi Identity

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Salman, Meral
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The aim of this study is to explorehow the Alevi Bektaşi identity is constructed through the memorial ceremonies of Hacı Bektaş veli on collective and individual level by different actors from the state agents to the Alevi Bektaşis who participate in the ceremonies.
General Social Sciences.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606831/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15631
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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M. Salman, “The role of the memorial ceremonies of Hacı Bektaş Veli in construction the Alevi Bektaşi Identity,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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