| Abstract: | Following their exposition of religious practice among the Hubyar Alevi of Central Turkey in a previous issue (British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 37(3) (December 2010), pp. 287–334.), the authors offer a selection of seven deyi? sung by cantors during Hubyar ceremonies, of which they are an indispensable part. This is the first time such Hubyar texts have been published in the West. They are largely specific to the Hubyar, but the notes review their context in both general Alevi and Sufi terms. The authors also attempt to explain the meaning of allusions which are often inaccessible to the non-specialist Western reader. |
