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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817870903321

Autore

Shankland David

Titolo

The Alevis in Turkey : the emergence of a secular Islamic tradition / / David Shankland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

1-135-78961-4

1-280-05812-9

1-135-78962-2

0-203-41948-0

0-203-41750-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

297.8/3

305.69710561

Soggetti

Bektashi - Turkey

Nosairians - Turkey

Shiah - Turkey

Shiah - Relations - Sunnites

Sunnites - Relations - Shiah

Islam and secularism - Turkey

Religion and politics - Turkey

Turkey Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on the text; Introduction; Alevi and Sunni in the Republic of Turkey; The sub-province; The Sunni villages: a model of rural integration; Susesi: an Alevi community; Religion, ritual and social control; Social change and the Alevi communities; The Alevis, evolving identity and the state; Conclusion: comparative and theoretical reflections; Glossary of Turkish words; Susesi household structure; Susesi economy; Sub-province voting patterns; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The example of the Alevis of Turkey is used to contribute to debates



over the role of Islam in the modern world. It is argued there is nothing inherently secular-proof within Islam, but belief depends on the wider social and religious context.