Yeni dini hareketler üzerinden Türkiye’de günümüz Mevleviliği: İstanbul ve Konya’daki “Yeni Mevleviler”.

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2018

Tezin Dili: İngilizce

Öğrenci: Hande Gür

Danışman: BESİM CAN ZIRH

Özet:

Mevleviye as a religious order is established in Anatolia after the passing of Rumi in the 13th century. Thenceforth, Mevleviye has been a great influence in the spiritual lives of people. However, until today, it experienced many changes. The closure of dervish lodges in 1925, return of the religion to the public sphere in 1950s, and the emergence of new religious movements in 1970s and 1980s in Turkey may be listed among the factors behind Mevleviye’s transition from a religious order to the individualistic spiritual path of today. This thesis benefited from the literature of new religious movements to be able to understand the “newness” of contemporary Mevleviye. As a part of this ethnographic study, throughout 2017, I interviewed, ate, prayed and even lived with my informants who I address as “new Mevlevis”. And this is their story.