The direct or indirect impact of all this can be discerned in Bektashism. Shah Ismail wrote wonderful Bektashi hymns under the pen name Hatayi, and just like Selim I, was a member of the Bektashi order. Seemingly these tunes consist of four long lines with D A x cadences ex. The term gradually assumed a pejorative connotation and in the late 19th century the term Alevi finally appeared to replace it. Oh, people of the heart who have found God in yourselves!
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