The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780700716067 / Twarda / 2003 / 256 str.

David Shankland

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Setting the Scene: Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey  2. The Alevis and their Place in the Republic: An Overview  3. An Alevi Community  4. Religion, Ritual and Belief among Alevis  5. Social Change and the Alevi Communities  6. The Alevi, the State, and the Future  7. Theoretical and Comparative Reflections  Appendices: Primary Material on the Alevis

O autorze

David Shankland lectures in the Dept of Social Anthropology at the Univeristy of Wales, Lampeter, and was formerly Assistant and Acting Director of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Turkey. For many years a specialist on Turkey, he has published widely on the subject.