Bir Etno-Dini İnanış Olarak İran’daki Yarsan İnancı: Tarihi, Esasları ve Bugünkü Durumu

Öz

İran’da kökleri yüzlerce yıl öncesine dayanan dini gruplardan birisi olan Yarsan inanışı günümüzde Tahran rejiminin uyguladığı insan hakları ihlalleri nedeniyle hem bölgesel hem de uluslararası araştırmacıların dikkatini çekmektedir. 12 İmam Şiiliğini benimseyen İran yönetiminin kendilerine yönelik asimilasyon politikası izlediğini iddia eden Yarsan inananları, Tahran rejimine karşı zaman zaman protesto gösterileri düzenlemektedir. Son yıllarda binlerce üyesi özellikle Avrupa ülkelerine iltica eden Yarsan inanışıyla ilgili literatürde kısıtlı bir yazın bulunmaktadır. Farklı din ve mezheplerin bir karışımı olarak tanımlanabilecek bu inanış, özellikle Ortadoğu’da dini ve mezhepsel yapılar çalışan bilim insanlarınca ilginç bir çalışma konusu teşkil edebilecektir. Buradan hareketle bu çalışmada Yarsan inancının tarihsel arka planı ve temel esasları incelenmiş, daha sonra da günümüzde İran siyasal ve dini yapısında Yarsan inanışıyla ilgili hangi meselelerin gündeme geldiği ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın başlıca amacı hem Yarsan inancı hem de bu inanışa benzer yerel dini yapıların sosyolojine dair araştırmacıların dikkatini çekmektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İran,Yarsan,Ehl-i Hak,Kürt,Din,Mezhep

Iran's "Yarsan" As an Ethno-Religious Belief: History, Principles and Status

Öz

As one of the most indigenous religious groups in Iran that dates back to hundreds years ago, the Yarsan belief, attracts attention from both regional and international researchers due to the human rights violations imposed by the Tehran regime today. Yarsan believers claim that the Iranian government has been following assimilation policy towards them. Therefore in recent years the Yarsan believers organize protests against the Tehran regime. Furthermore, thousads of Yarsan believers have emigrated to Western Europe to seek refugee status. Despite the attention of human rights activists and civil society organizations, the Yarsan belief lack scholarly work on them. This belief, which can be defined as a mixture of different religions and sects, can be an interesting subject of study, especially for scholars focusing on religious and sectarian groups in the Middle East. Having this background in mind, this study aims to give a brief account about the Yarsan belief and its relation with the Iranian government. The main aim of this work is to attract the attention of scholars to conduct more research on both Yasan belief and other religios minorities in the Middle East.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Iran,Yarsan,Ehl-i Hak,Kurd,Religion,Sect

Kaynakça

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