CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF SOME TEXTUAL REFLECTING ALEVI- BEKTASHI ORAL TRADITION IN POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Abstract
 First, it should be noted that the Alevi culture was created, transmitted and maintained mainly as an oral discourse. poetry played biggest role in this process. In study on poetic discourse, cem, poetry, dance, semah, prayer recitation of hymns, which are ritual, will discussed. The is creation Bektaşi, urbanite poets who used poetical forms classical Ottoman literature, or court literature excluded from my discussion. These include gazel, kaside, kıt’a, terciibend, terkib-i bend, mersiye etc follow form, style metric system by Medresse educated poets. Up until now Alevi-Bektashi people have their beliefs, thoughts, policy, philosophy, traditions practices through some cultural instruments (muhabbet) they perform out cem rituals (worship gatherings), such folk poems, songs (nefes, deyiş, duvazimam so on) dances (semah). Cem social, educational, political dimensions well inherent religious dimension. rituals, poems change one region to another. Despite differences between them, believed "essence" same. We can say saying "there path but a thousand ways" major notion cosmology. our research, belief structure way worship discussed based mâni koşma. addition, syllable meanings mâni, koşma deyiş presented with Turkish English examples. ashıks, Kaygusuz Abdal, Hatayi Muhiddin Abdal inserted pen name short form transformed into individual creation. koşma, may known several names, deme, düvaz imam, mersiye, depending musical tune associated local tradition, social context, geographic area, other performance components. word structures formulas reveal music art. Brief history society, basis structure, also evaluated study. aşıks, minstrel, transmitting moral principles, behaviors, community, legendary life stories Babas Dede’s most importantly, beliefs ritual.