e-Makalat Mezhep Araştırmaları Dergisi

Abstract

This study examines the problem of naming in the History of Islamic Sects and the handling of a sect, school, tradition or group within its own systematic, in the example of Alevi-qualified tradition. Naming of a sect, school, tradition or group; It is important in terms of the data it presents on issues such as the founder's name, main idea, claims and concepts, and its relationship with places. Another important point is that they should be handled by considering their own systematic structure and concepts. In this research, which is carried out with the qualitative research method, it is aimed to examine some controversial issues related to Alevi-qualified traditional communities, in the center of the methodical approaches of the History of Sects in these two fields. Alevi-called traditional communities continue their existence based on the ‘ocak’ system, and each ‘ocak’ can have a different mystical inclination. Both the difference in the ‘ocak’ and the affiliation of the sufi orders cause differences between the ‘ocak’s in almost all areas, from the main subjects to etiquettes and manners. In this case, the ‘ocak’system should be taken into account in the studies to be carried out on the Alevi tradition. It is clear that naming is related to the nature of the event or phenomenon, even though "the mere naming does not change the nature". Therefore, the current situation based on the main and sub ocaks’ systematics should be taken into account by taking the traditional names of the ocaks to the center in naming issues; while the main issues that give the tradition its identity and religious-socio-cultural institutional structures are discussed, the systematic and conceptual pattern of each ‘ocak’ should be considered.