Abstract
Bektashism order as a spiritual direction in Sufism has always aroused attention regarding social behavior stemming from its doctrine and ideology. In the Republic of Macedonia, Bektashi dervish order has its roots in the 13th century, before the arrival of the Ottomans, through the activity of the dervishes who traveled and settled in this territory. One of the most important and influential tekkes is Harabati Baba in Tetovo, built during the 16th century, which in the course of history has passed through turbulent social ordeals, but still remains a synonym of Bektashism in the Republic of Macedonia. Hence came our idea to present in this paper the social transformations resulting from the change in the ethnic structure of the followers, and the social and political situation of the country. We view this situation through musical tradition, because it is an important part of the ritual and serves as a fundamental tool in the expression of mystical theosophy. We achieved our goal through field research, by interviews and analysis of audio and printed music materials that are used today and testify to the change of the sound image of the music tradition of Bektashi in Harabati Baba Tekke in Tetovo.
Highlights
IntroductionAs one of the 12 basic dervish orders in Islam, Bektashism is a mystical path which aims at purifying the soul of a man to bring him to reach the ultimate goal––closest to God
Bektashism order as a spiritual direction in Sufism has always aroused attention regarding social behavior stemming from its doctrine and ideology
This research has shown that in spite of the large turbulences, the Bektashism in the Harabati Baba tekke, as a sum of beliefs, emotions, symbols, and rituals still persists as part of the social and cultural surroundings in this region
Summary
As one of the 12 basic dervish orders in Islam, Bektashism is a mystical path which aims at purifying the soul of a man to bring him to reach the ultimate goal––closest to God. As a doctrine that is based on the principles of Islam, Bektashism has its own interpretations of the Quran and the learning of the prophet Muhammad and of the 12 imams This dervish order exists in the Republic of Macedonia through its activities in several sacred objects, the so-called tekkes. Vol 6, No 2; 2014 tradition and spiritual expression, has been modified according to the social ordeals of circumstances that Harabati Baba tekke and the followers passed through. Today, these transformations are significant in relation to the ethnic structure and the number of followers, which entail changes in the melodic–poetic form of expressing the spiritual feelings. We supplemented the field findings on musical traditions with the analysis of printed and audio materials from the spiritual musical repertoire, which are used in the tekke
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