Revealing the Secret Sounds and Movements

Abstract

The article examines how public and audio-visual media presentations of Alevi-Bektashi ritual music and semahs in Bulgaria act as a bridge between the community and outsider audience. Special attention is paid to the advantages of using the innovative format of the virtual tour for revealing a little known and still somewhat closed ethno-religious minority that is apprehensive about outside scrutiny.

Keywords

• alevi-bektashi ritual
• nefes
• semah
• bulgaria
• virtual tour