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

• Autore: Shankland David
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.8/3; 305.69710561
• Soggetto topico: Bektashi - Turkey; Nosairians - Turkey; Shiah - Turkey; Shiah - Relations - Sunnites; Sunnites - Relations - Shiah; Islam and secularism - Turkey; Religion and politics - Turkey
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey Ethnic relations
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Alevis in Turkey
• ISBN: 1-135-78961-4; 1-280-05812-9; 1-135-78962-2; 0-203-41948-0; 0-203-41750-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817870903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II