Difference between revisions of "Tekkes"
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| − | A '''Tekke''' ( | + | A '''Tekke''' (Turkish: تكيه tekke, tekye; Arabic زاوية zāwiya, pl. زوايا zawāyā; Persian درگاه dargāh bzw. خانگاه chānegāh und خانقاه chāneghāh) is a center of Sufi rituals and is also meant to serve as a place of protection, asylum and for retreat. The Tekke has often been compared to a [[Christian]] [[monastery]]. |
Dhikr ceremonies mainly take place at tekkes, these ceremonies consist of the chanting of the 99 Names of Allah; in addition, a tekke can serve as a place of study or for other work. | Dhikr ceremonies mainly take place at tekkes, these ceremonies consist of the chanting of the 99 Names of Allah; in addition, a tekke can serve as a place of study or for other work. | ||
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[[Image:Tekkes.jpg|thumb|250px|An old time hashish bin]]In Greece, the hash den was known as a tekkes - from the Turkish tekke, meaning dervish convent - and the [[rebetiko|rebetes]] who frequented these dens sometimes referred to themselves as 'dervishes'. Hashish cost virtually nothing and was a poor man's way of forgetting life's troubles. There are songs aplenty celebrating the smoking of hashish (in fact two Danish rebetologists have produced a whole book of them, and a French company recently issued a record of hash-den songs). | [[Image:Tekkes.jpg|thumb|250px|An old time hashish bin]]In Greece, the hash den was known as a tekkes - from the Turkish tekke, meaning dervish convent - and the [[rebetiko|rebetes]] who frequented these dens sometimes referred to themselves as 'dervishes'. Hashish cost virtually nothing and was a poor man's way of forgetting life's troubles. There are songs aplenty celebrating the smoking of hashish (in fact two Danish rebetologists have produced a whole book of them, and a French company recently issued a record of hash-den songs). | ||
| − | Tekkedes were frequently raided, and if people were caught singing [[rebetika]] (or indeed playing the [[bouzouki]]), they were likely to be taken for dissolute hash-smokers and shipped off to internal exile. | + | Tekkedes were frequently raided, and if people were caught singing [[rebetika]] (or indeed playing the [[bouzouki]]), they were likely to be taken for dissolute hash-smokers and shipped off to internal exile. Many [[bouzouki]] players are said to have switched to the [[baglamas]] - a much smaller instrument - so they could hide it should the police raid their place. |
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Latest revision as of 11:32, May 8, 2008
A Tekke (Turkish: تكيه tekke, tekye; Arabic زاوية zāwiya, pl. زوايا zawāyā; Persian درگاه dargāh bzw. خانگاه chānegāh und خانقاه chāneghāh) is a center of Sufi rituals and is also meant to serve as a place of protection, asylum and for retreat. The Tekke has often been compared to a Christian monastery.
Dhikr ceremonies mainly take place at tekkes, these ceremonies consist of the chanting of the 99 Names of Allah; in addition, a tekke can serve as a place of study or for other work.
Hashish Bins
In Greece, the hash den was known as a tekkes - from the Turkish tekke, meaning dervish convent - and the rebetes who frequented these dens sometimes referred to themselves as 'dervishes'. Hashish cost virtually nothing and was a poor man's way of forgetting life's troubles. There are songs aplenty celebrating the smoking of hashish (in fact two Danish rebetologists have produced a whole book of them, and a French company recently issued a record of hash-den songs).
Tekkedes were frequently raided, and if people were caught singing rebetika (or indeed playing the bouzouki), they were likely to be taken for dissolute hash-smokers and shipped off to internal exile. Many bouzouki players are said to have switched to the baglamas - a much smaller instrument - so they could hide it should the police raid their place.