ПРИСТУПАЊЕ БЕКТАШКОМ ДЕРВИШКОМ РЕДУ, НА ПРИМЕРУ ИЗ МАКЕДОНИЈЕ
INITIATION INTO THE BEKTASHI DERVISH ORDER, EXAMPLES FROM MACEDONIA

Summary/Abstract: The proposed paper, or the analysis in the text, refers to the act of initiation into theBektashi dervish order, more precisely, has been elaborated the religious rite of the Bektashis, the so-called “ikrar ayini”. In order to become a bektash, an individual called anashik, or a lover, must go through initiation, ie, through a rite of passage. Very often theterm “taking the nasip” or “taking the hand” is used for this ritual among the Bektashis. After this ceremony, the believer acquires the title of muhib, that is, he becomes a fullmember of the Bektashi dervish order or tariqat

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