Deyişin Hatayisini getirmek: Erzincan Büyükkadağan Köyü’nde Ağuçan ocağı pirlerinin cemlerinde Şah Hatayi deyişlerinin yeri ve önemi

This study examines the importance of Şah Hatayi Deyiş/rhymes, which form the backbone of the unique cem rituals performed by the masters of the Ağuçan Ocağı within the family. After explaining the short cem stages specific to the Ağuçan Ocak of Büyükkadağan village, the functions of the Şah Hatayi rhymes included in the cem and their sample performance forms explained. The Ağuçan Ocak is the spiritual guide ocak that other ocaks see as “source” in the region. It has been told by the ocak sages, the Ağuçan Ocak in Büyükkadağan Village of Erzincan comes from the lineage of the ocak ancestors they call Deli Molla, who are descendants of Mir Seyit and migrated from Sün Village of Elazığ to Bargini Village of Hozat and from there to Büyükkadağan Village of Erzincan approximately 150-200 years ago. The Aguçan Ocak is one of the important ocaks in this village. The Cem rituals have great meaning for believers. In this respect, it has an important place in terms of the holistic understanding of Alevism tradition, and plays a central role in bringing the society together while keeping the cem rituals alive, and teaching the rules to the disciples. In this context, the Shah Hatayi poems and prays in the cem rituals held by the ocak within the family have a central place in ensuring spiritual unity. Deyiş of Shah Hatayi, who has the most important position in shaping the institutional structure of Alevism, are at the center of Alevi cem rituals. Deyiş create a deep spiritual bond between the participants in the cems of the Aghuchan people living in the village of Buyukkadagan, and reinforce the collective memory and unity of the family.