Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East : : Collected Papers of the International Symposium “Alevism in Turkey and Comparable Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East in the Past and Present”, Berlin, 14-17 April 1995 / / edite

• Author: Kehl-Bodrogi
• TeilnehmendeR: Kehl-Bodrogi, Krisztina.; Kellner-Heinkele, Barbara.; Otter-Beaujean, Anke.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English; French; German; Arabic
• Series: Numen Book Series 76.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages, 4 unnumbered pages).

This volume deals with Islamic sects in the Near East such as the Alevis (Turkey), Druzes (Libanon), Alawis (Syria), Ahl-i Haqq (Iran, Iraq) and Shabak (Iraq), which have in common a syncretistic system of belief with a strong Shi'ite influence, as well as secrecy and endogamy. The contributions in this volume focus on the present situation of these communities, their relation to mainstream Islam, their involvement in national and ethnic politics, aspects of faith and rituals, the relevance of sacred texts, modes of religious and social transformation, and the recent revival of Alevism. In view of the new visibility of these formerly "hidden" sects and their increasing social and political importance, this volume provides important information for all scholars interested in the religious and political situation of the region.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- “Aslini İnkar Eden Haramzadedir!“ the Debate on the Ethnic Identity of the Kurdish Alevis -- Some Notes on the Contemporary Process of Restructuring Alevilik in Turkey -- The Phenomenon of Syncretism and the Impact of Islam / Carsten Colpe -- Le Système des Offrandes dans la Tradition Ahl-e Haqq / Jean During -- Switching of We-Group Identities: The Alevis as a Case Among Many Others / Georg Elwert -- The Attitude of the Druzes and Calawis Vis-à-Vis Islam and Nationalism in Syria and Lebanon / Kais M. Firro -- Methodological Notes on Interdisciplinary Research on Near Eastern Religious Minorities -- On the Significance of Musahiplik Among the Alevis of Turkey: the Case of the Tahtaci / Krisztina Kehl-Bodrogi -- The Status of Islamic Law in the Druze Family in a Non-Muslim State as Reflected in Judicial Practice / Aharon Layish -- Between Assimilation and Deportation: The Shabak and the Kakais in Northern Iraq / Michiel Leezenberg -- Breaking the Seal: the New Face of the Ahl-e Haqq / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- Un Aperçu Général sur L'Hétérodoxie Musulmane en Turquie: Réflexions sur les Origines et les Caractéristiques du Kizilbachisme (Alévisme) Dans la Perspective de L'Histoire / Ahmet Yaşar Ocak -- Les Groupes Hétérodoxes et l'Administration Ottomane / İlbek Ortayli -- Schriftliche Überlieferung Versus Mündliche Tradition – Zum Stellenwert der Buyruk-Handschriften im Alevitum / Anke Otter-Beaujean -- Survival and Leadership at an Interface Periphery: The Druzes in Lebanon / Thomas Scheffler -- Index -- List of Contributors -- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series.