Non-Sunni Muslims in the Late Ottoman Empire: State and Missionary Perceptions of the Alawis

ISBN-13: 9780755616848 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Necati Alkan

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Introduction Research question Sources The Current State of the Literature 1. The Nusayris in the Ottoman Empire: A “Heterodox” Tribal Community and the State 1.1. The Nusayri-Alawis: History and Beliefs 1.2. The Ottoman Nusayris: Geography, Social Structure, and Authority 1.3. The Status of the Nusayris in the Ottoman Political System 2. “Appropriate objects of christian benevolence”: Protestant Missionaries and the Nusayris 2.1. Protestant American Millenarian Dreams in the 19th Century 2.2. Mission among “Heterodox” Groups 2.3. The Case of the Nusayris 3. Abdülhamid II’s Civilising Mission and the Policy of “Correction of Belief(s)” 3.1. The Roots of “Correction of Belief(s)” and Conversion Campaigns until the 19th Century 3.2. Correcting the Beliefs of the Bektasis after 1826 3.3. “Fine Tuning” during the Tanzimat and the Reign of Abdülhamid II 3.4. The Ottomans Fighting for the Nusayri Soul 4. The Nusayris under Young Turk Rule (1908-1918) 4.1. The Double-Edged Sword of the Young Turk Revolution 4.2. Protestant Missionary Efforts among the Nusayris 4.3. Muslim Responses to Protestant Missionary Work Conclusion Bibliography