PROF. DR. HASAN ONAT'IN ALEVİLİK-BEKTAŞİLİKLE İLGİLİ GÖRÜŞLERİNE DAİR BİR İNCELEME.

After the death of the Prophet, Muslims differed in their understanding of religion. These differences revealed religious groups called "sect" and "sufi order" in the classical period and "jamaat" in the modern period. Jamaats in Turkey are the groups which are considerably dependent on the mystical traditions. In this article, firstly, Prof. Dr. Hasan Onat's views on the sect and jamaat groups, and then, his views on Alawism-Bektashism, will be examined. Onat accepts that the orders and jamaats are the reality of the the society in Turkey. He evaluates these groups which he calls "jamaats of orders", with their positive and negative aspects. Alawism-Bektashism are also among these groups, but they have an unique structure. Onat examines the historical dimension of Alawism by focusing on the Bektashi lodge which is attributed to Sheikh Safi al-Din's lodge. He examined the subtitles of the subject in different studies by making some determinations about the current problems of Alawism-Bektashism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]