Ancient Tombstones, Tombs and Ancient Symbols in Alevi Culture

[Instinct]

Some pictures of Alevi Society's graveyards in Central and East Anatolia, Turkey.

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[Peter Nirsch]

I think it's obscene to bury a man under a sheep statue, I don't like that culture, I'm sorry.

[Prisoner Of Ice]

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They had guitars?

[Instinct]

Do you think the shape of the instrument looks like a guitar? It's called baglama which is a very important instrument in Alevi Culture.

[Instinct]

I think it's obscene to bury a man under a sheep statue, I don't like that culture, I'm sorry.

And we are very sorry that you didn't like it :picard1:

[Instinct]

Some other pictures:
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[Charles Bronson]

most of alevi rituals come from shamanism.

[gültekin]

most of alevi rituals come from shamanism.
correction: from Tengrism. the holly man/women is Kam or Kaman. Shamans are something else

[Charles Bronson]

correction: from Tengrism. the holly man/women is Kam or Kaman. Shamans are something else

shamanism had a high importance in tengrism. alevis some do not see themselves as muslims and others and i do not see myself as a muslim because it is an arab religion.