CANER IŞIK, ALEVÎ ERENLER GELENEĞİ

In the study, Caner Işık's work titled "Alevi Erenler Tradition" was introduced. In the work, the data of both oral and written sources have been analyzed by considering the origins and mystical characteristics of dervishes, who have an important place in the tradition. The tradition of Alevi saints has been examined by classifying the saints and dervishes and explaining their functions. In addition, the concepts of poet, minstrel, saz poet, dervish minstrel, folk poet are discussed and their changes and transformations in the historical process are explained. The work is a guide in understanding Alevism in the example of Derviş Ruhan.
Keywords: Alevism, Erenler Tradition, Dervish.