The Alevis in Modern Turkey and the Diaspora : : Recognition, Mobilisation and Transformation /

The Alevis in Modern Turkey and the Diaspora : : Recognition, Mobilisation and Transformation / / ed. by Derya Ozkul.

Investigates the Alevis’ struggles for recognition in Turkey and the diaspora and transformations in authority and traditional ritualsFeatures 14 detailed case studies provide insights into the struggles for recognition and representation by Alevi communities in Turkey and the diaspora under the AKP...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
MitwirkendeR:
Akdemir, Ayşegül,
Arkilic, Ayca,
Borovali, Murat,
Boyraz, Cemil,
Dressler, Markus,
Gültekin, Ahmet Kerim,
Kurtarir, Erhan,
Markussen, Hege,
Shankland, David,
Sökefeld, Martin,
Yikmiş, Meral Salman,
Zirh, Besim Can,
Çayli, Eray,
Özdemir, Ulaş,
Özkan, Nazli,
Özkul, Derya,
HerausgeberIn:
Ozkul, Derya,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey : ESMT
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.) :; 10 B/W illustrations 7 B/W tables 10 b/w illustrations, 7 b/w tables & 3 b/w maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Tables, Figures and Maps
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Preface
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 ALEVI AGENCY IN CHANGING POLITICAL CONTEXTS
  • Part I. THE TURKISH STATE AND ALEVIS: CONTENTIONS OVER RECOGNITION
  • 2 WHAT IS ALEVISM? CONTEMPORARY DEBATES VIS-À-VIS HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATIONS
  • 3 THE ‘ALEVI OPENING’ OF THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • 4 ‘MADIMAK SHALL BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM’: NEGOTIATING THE SIVAS MASSACRE THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
  • 5 DERSIM: THE PARADOX OF DISCLOSING ‘AN OPEN SECRET’
  • 6 ALEVISM AS A ‘MAJORITY’: ALEVI AND SUNNI COMMUNITIES IN DERSIM
  • Part II. ALEVIS IN THE DIASPORA: PROSPECTS FOR RECOGNITION
  • 7 FROM CULTURE TO RELIGION: REFRAMING ALEVISM FOR RECOGNITION IN GERMANY
  • 8 THE ALEVI MOVEMENT IN GERMANY AND AUSTRALIA: TOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT
  • 9 THE ALEVI DIASPORA IN FRANCE: CHANGING RELATIONS WITH THE HOME AND HOST STATES
  • 10 FROM PARTICULARISTIC ORGANISATION TO FEDERATION: MOBILISATION FOR ALEVI IDENTITY IN BRITAIN
  • Part III. BEYOND RECOGNITION: CHANGES IN ALEVI RITUALS, REPRESENTATION AND AUTHORITY
  • 11 THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SACRED AUTHORITY OF THE ÇELEBIS: THE ULUSOY FAMILY IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY
  • 12 RITUAL, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND IDENTITY: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ALEVI ZAKIR
  • 13 THE SOCIO-SPATIAL MEANING OF CEMEVIS IN ISTANBUL’S PUBLIC SPACE
  • 14 THE MEDIATISED REPRODUCTION OF ALEVISM: ALEVI TELEVISION NETWORKS AND THEIR AUDIENCES
  • EPILOGUE
  • 15 BACK TO ANATOLIA: REFLECTIONS ON TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ALEVI RESEARCH
  • 16 CONCLUDING REMARKS: ALEVI AGENCY AND VISIBILITY
  • INDEX

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