Bektashi: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Revised discussions of rituals and Janissaries association. Jun 05, 2026
Expanded discussions of the history, structure, and practices of the order and added mention of proposed sovereign state. Jan 13, 2025
Added mention of the veneration of the twelve imams. May 16, 2023
Modified age appropriateness: Encyclop�dia Iranica - Bektā�īya. May 16, 2020
Article revised for styling issues and to note the revival of Bektashi traditions in Albania since the fall of communism. Apr 23, 2015
Add new Web site: Encyclop�dia Iranica - Bektā�īya. Jan 13, 2015
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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