БЕКТАШИЈЕ
THE BEKTASHIS

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the history of the Bektashi tariqa and an analysis of the factors which influenced the formation of its theosophy. In order to properly viewed such a complex topic, the focus is placed on the development, specifics, doctrine and organization of this Islamic religious order. Their detailed reasoning led to results from which two things can be concluded. The first, that due to their active missionary work, the Bektashis should be more credited for the expansion of the Ottoman state in the Balkans during the Middle Ages than it is believed so. Second, that the receptivity of the Bektashi doctrine to non-Muslims laid in its heterogeneity, in the sense that through the synthesis of various religions, beliefs and folklore (but staying within the frame of the Islam), it offered answers to the questions of the relationship to God and Nature in a way which was meaningful and generally acceptable to many ordinary people over the centuries.

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