Bektashis

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Janissaries
gptkb:Alevism
gptkbp:followedBy Hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Haji_Bektash_Veli
gptkbp:foundedYear 13th century
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tirana,_Albania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bektashis
gptkbp:importantTemple gptkb:Haji_Bektash_Veli_Complex
gptkbp:mainLine The Bektashis are members of the Bektashi Order, a Sufi dervish order founded in the 13th century.
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Haji_Bektash_Veli_Commemoration
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Pir_Sultan_Abdal
gptkb:Balım_Sultan
gptkb:Haji_Bektash_Veli
Ali
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Vilayetname-i_Haci_Bektas_Veli
gptkb:Makalat
gptkb:Buyruk
Esoteric interpretation of Islam
Initiation ceremonies
Veneration of Ali
Communal meals (muhabbet)
Distinctive headgear (taj)
Equality of men and women in rituals
Rejection of strict Sharia
Use of poetry and music in worship
Use of symbolic rituals
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Balkans
gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kosovo
gptkb:North_Macedonia
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Qizilbash
gptkb:Mevlevi
gptkb:Alevi
gptkb:Naqshbandi
gptkb:Rifa'i
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:religiousLeader gptkb:Dedebaba
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Albanian
gptkb:Arabic
Turkish
gptkbp:status Active in Albania and Balkans
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:suppressionDate 1925
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alevi_Muslims
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6