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Flame in Alevism research by performing a first reflecting the situation of women in
radical feminist writer G?lfer Akkaya new "Secrets Within Secrets with: Flame of women" on
the book we share the interviews we have done with it. ---- Square : Subject Alevism need
an in-depth research he think about you when you book a narrative flame overlooked by
women in front of us hard of awareness: the oppression of Alevi women. You have completed
your book at a time how, with whom and why did you choose to share the secrets of women
Flame? ---- G?lfer Akkaya: Alevi women of "secret" or "s?rla?t?r?l the" all other women's
"secret" or "s?rla?t?r?l be" with overlap. The crushed-exploited women under male
domination all over the world, the male-dominated system (patriarchy) We know that
entering into similar process occurs. Whatever smash-patriarchal system by exploiting
women and men up to the geographic, social, cultural differences Although women all over
the world is also sexual, economic and political system is the name of exploitation. This
all women's "s?rla?t?r?l the" dr. Religion or beliefs, the women, "he s?rla?t?r?l" is one
of the key areas.
You're already secrets today, is not something that everyone knows shut up? Alevi
community in similar situations.
In this book I have in our society, "they are free" I looked at the situation of women
alleged. I looked at the situation of women in Alevism. I looked at the situation of women
in Alevi institutions. And finally with the Alevi community in Turkey looked at the
situation of women in society Flame.
Therefore, the Alevi community in front of domestic and abroad, active, I met women
located in Alevi institutions. Thus, speakers from outside ode would read, Flame would
have to talk through the community. In which they worked, they talked about all those
years they gave labor organizations.
The book was completed in two years.
Alevism header wide and covers different communities in different nations at the same
time. In your book you talk about the Arab-?epni-Tahtac?-Bektashi and Alevi Kurds. These
soils are most exposed to the government's assimilation policy could remain in existence
until today if it was Alevis Alevism. The state is still ongoing policy of ignoring what
can you say about the Alevis?
Resolving a matter of methodology and perspective is very important. Now for the Alevis
have been in love with the killer until, you know. Why is that? Alevis, mainly because of
the mentality dominant carrier during slaughter to continue to be ignored and the history
of republic they were giving votes to the CHP. However, other groups such as the Alawis
also vote on the republic went to different parties. The madrasahs, the socialist
parties-organization was the case until now, one of the parties in the Kurdish freedom
movement components. But he shall be called the party of the Alevis was always massively
supported the CHP. It's true. But for some reason not in love with killer sheer rhetoric
used for Alevis. I say this thing that I think the main problem. Yet despite forty years
of the Kurdish freedom movement (Muslim) majority of Kurds voted for the AKP and still
gives out to those who say they do not use this concept for it Alevis. Because Alevis,
creating even more oppressed among the oppressed group and easier to hit them.
Hometown of the idea of ??human beings as "fond enough to be in love with murderers" When
you look in terms of declared Alevis in you face this reality: Alevis, the Seljuks from
the Ottoman Empire, the Kurds from the Turkish nationalists killed Kemalist from everyone
until those who belong to Islam. And in order to vote for whichever party Alevis today,
they are murderers of the Alawis. The harm you do not see the arrogance that makes the
nose or obvious fact that Turkey intellectuals avoid saying this.
Dozens of large and small in this region had faith we live on today. Many of these beliefs
through the sword or Islam or have been destroyed by assimilation. A few of them survived.
Alevism also therebetween. And the belief that has existed between remaining with the most
population. I think it is because of the Alevi community stems from the method of internal
organization and resistance form. Fold himself against powerful oppressors, Alevis "hidden
resistance" They follow the same procedure. Pretending surrendered against pressure to
abandon their faith, their faith appeared to have accepted, has conducted its own secret
belief, this belief has been transferred to the new generation. This resistance was
carried by most women. Women Alevism preserved, have a major role in transportation today.
Against assimilation and massacre "you" as they resist doing, never give up on their
faith. Alevism is why today we are talking about these and other unique forms of resistance.
What do you think about Alevism primitive society of the processing, such as popular
assemblies at the core of the CEM, as you also mentioned the ongoing relations of
production since and participatory rather than hierarchical social structure and your book
to be democratic, constitute what advantages in terms of their Alevi women?
As you stated in your social structure and organization of Alevism aims to be as far away
as possible from the hierarchy. Alevism cooker with cooker kernel between organizations,
there is no centralization in the system. No stove is not hierarchically above the quarry.
Because every stove pyrene and guides, suitor of another quarry is the father and guide.
Murshid, the flame can not be the patriarch and unguided. Location, regardless of position
necessarily a murshid everyone has piri and guide. January system which connects the Alevi
community social mechanisms into a single ring. This mechanism is not hierarchical
top-down, side by side intersect, is circular and an egalitarian structure.
Again Alevi Cem ceremony, which also entails similar egalitarian form of worship
applications. Cem ceremony in the main with piri (piri woman) sit side by side. Even when
there is no grandfather served as the main cem ceremony. Moreover, Cem ceremony is not
involved in the main single woman. Which is responsible for making my ce during the Cem
ceremony and who has worked with the cem service. Women takes place among these officers.
Alevi community that reflects the relations of production and social relations that for
women it is an indisputable advantage over monotheistic religions true. Political know-how
of the private sphere has taken place internally in Alevism. Women, as you suggested, from
the family in society in cem ceremony, the wife can not complain to his father. Whether
display them in society, can ask them to be punished. Penalties for sexual offenses they
put their statutes of political organization in today Does not done with this logic?
.If A women in terms of the positive features of this structure to the male-dominated
system (patriarchy) that eliminates, it is not a living system antagonism. I, at the same
time believing that we live in two radical feministlerd education system of exploitation.
For example, today we are governed by two basic economic system of capitalism and the
patriarchy, including, we crushed, I think we exploited. Today we're talking about the
Alevi top headlines in the early days of mankind's faith group, some of whom survived to
maintaining social relations today. Economic system and patriarka of some Alevi community
with this side still bear traces of these ancient societies. But unfortunately this
ancient state was erkekle?tiril. Unlike earlier today by men erkekle?tiril an Alevi Alevism.
Now we have many discussions, as we establish the equality of men and women dream about
how a society might not be a restructuring of labor exploitation could be the benefit of
this ancient community. About this class of women, matriarchal societies and communities
in which they teach their traces we have no doubt.
Women do not have all the power over the centuries ignored by the bride and beliefs were
counted. According to the Alevi faith and culture is described as the woman is equal to
man-mish-so-known. "Can be" is one of its most important elements. Flame of women you've
included in your book based on the lecture What can you tell us about that?
Can be in Alevism means being above sex. What a woman, what are both men. Body, skin,
their people, roles imposed on society has disappeared and breath, you got soul. Everyone
there is one, is unity.
In this respect, can be a stand against sexual oppression and exploitation. Only important
thing here is "can" not be, is that men and women can together. I have only been a belief
that men are can, but it's not! Men and women, side by side, in the same room together,
it's the same ce in my life. I think this is the other religion / belief in patriarka
against women, as well as all women is a huge gain.
All of them find meaning in life, Alevism stickers forward to this unique and egalitarian
side of the Alevi community to find money and organization, social organization must do
accordingly. It is no exaggeration to say that the side with the current debt Alevi Alevi
women of the community. Alevi community should cease to be a male-dominated society more
aggravated with each passing day, the definition of women speaking in the book "should be
returned to the core", extracts their side of equitable, should be strengthened and should
of course insisted on being approachable. Can be female than male gender equality can be
defined as the next higher stage.
Alevi belief murshid-piri, the source of the male-dominated field guide and taken as a
taliplik can say with a lamellar structure. This family patriarch stratification is
gaining strength with the state-esteem gained through marriage married woman who sees it.
Motherhood for women in a male-dominated status defined limits. "Alevi women to be free"
status acquired through patriarchy contrary, when rumors of motherhood may be considered
an acceptance?
Dedelig lineage from father to son over the last Alevis we know something. But it's
source, when Alevism, we do not know how late. In fact, most of the works written about
Alevism is talking about Islam and its aftermath. Sources mention before in his pre and
very little before. I "secret" I believe it is here reserved. Because ancient Alevi faith,
and we're looking at the ancient faith usually just past the closest to us.
Maybe before another flow, there was another organization? Maybe she was going to rob from
mother to daughter? Have them impossible? Of course not. More research should be done, but
the ideology and methodology of this research is very important. Therefore, feminist
research methods as the most important method here we come to the rescue of women is
waiting for us.
The main concepts in Alevism / status can not make sense of referring to the current user.
In Alevism "with maternity authority" in today's male-dominated society "motherhood" are
not one and the same thing. Maternity occur authority is achieved through Pir'l to marry
the wife of a powerful man, a relative decrease in the shadow of the power of women,
though at the same time sitting in a second power center in the post suggests. Maternity
authority was probably affecting women dominated society and would continue to keep the
main power it gets from the community living in the post. And glorified himself by playing
the key role of men and women every day that Alevism masculinisation. This is the current
information produced by the male dominance herpes, silly, funny may seem like a fantasy.
But what is not? Not even exciting prospect of this idea? The power of the goddess of God
tells how many play in mythology and even about whether written history available in
abundance. Sumerian goddess gods ?nanna'yl Enka's power struggle is a good example of what
I tell you this.
So Alevism and only those survey on women in Alevism is not the Alevi community, you will
have the results to help us better understand the whole social developments.
I'm making a call to women in Alevi institutions here, come hang out with this curiosity
to the back and we'll investigate.
Personally, I'm sure something; us anything explained, not as shown. It Alevism and Alevi
women in history. Alevism is mainly a woman and belief. Alevism and Alevi women in
different historical, suffered injustices, oppression and a common destiny. But
unfortunately, those flaws are not only those that live outside of our rulers, not those
who want to destroy the Alevi, Alevi men are also responsible in this regard. Locate and
remove the historical aspect of this social assimilation and sexual assault in the first
Alevi Alevism debt around the neck of women, including women.
Finally Alevi women you meet "Alevism is the essence of" you can say about the concept and
philosophy of life as they talk about? Is there anything else you'd like to add?
In fact, everything I have described "Alevism is the essence of" the discourse of the gold
filling. But we are talking about the need to rally these: historicity and religious
specificities are different from each other in Alevism hosts and an important part of the
social structure inherently a continued belief in the ancient pre-Islamic. Women's "The
essence of Alevism," said the philosophy of life they conceptualize Alevism to be able to
look at the correct analysis is mandatory to overcome the limitations in Islam. A
perspective that is not the source of the pre-Islamic Alevism "Alevism essence" remains
far from understanding nude. This is exactly the essence of the historical period, and
Alevism the way to grasp the social, geographical foundations will have to be taken into
account. These different ways and duration Alevis "a road, a thousand continious" he
internalized the Stoics.
Alevism is also of the essence saying advantageous position compared to women, the nature
of human integrity approach, non-hierarchical social structure is meant, of course. To
understand the essence of the sacred objects alive even today, the symbol of prayer, and
ritual of the visit, saying that needs to be examined and discussed the mythology and
fairy tales. This in itself stands in need of research ahead of us in a different area.
Millet, teberik, earth, sun, moon, whirling rotation, light, universe cycle, be friendly,
be not breathing flesh, not side to side by hierarchical, each with a separate research
topic. However, this is not the healthy results of research away from sexist methods,
depending on the perspective of women do.
Tell the stories of the women in Alevism, visits every day to keep the face a little more
erille?erek lost. The names of the woman bearing the names erkekle?tirilerek visit Alevism
is swept away with each passing day more than women. The essence of Alevism also saying
that sexual assimilation rebellion is.
Word, authority and decision-making or simply an overwhelming majority in this state or of
women that men and Alevi Alevi organizations considered to represent the community. As one
of the women I interviewed said "Alevi community can not be represented by just a tie."
Because half of the women of the Alevi community. Alevi community and its institutions
should consider this warning women and "Alevism is the essence of" what should be returned.
Alevism who has a history of thousand years. It is an ancient belief in socialization,
gender relations are to believe that in a way we know it today though since the beginning
in terms of production systems, it is not right and looking foward to this, as well as unfair.
Just because you know it, even to attain scientific doubt this is a huge step in my
opinion. The rest rapid succession.
This conversation Square was published in the Meydan journal number 22.
