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The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition
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The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition

by David Shankland


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This is the only volume dedicated to the Alevis available in English and based on sustained fieldwork in Turkey. The Alevis now have an increasingly high profile for those interested in the diverse cultures of contemporary Turkey, and in the role of Islam in the modern world. As a heterodox Islamic group, the Alevis have no established doctrine. This book reveals that as the Alevi move from rural to urban sites, they grow increasingly secular, and their religious life becomes more a guiding moral culture than a religious message to be followed literally. But the study shows that there is nothing inherently secular-proof within Islam, and that belief depends upon a range of contexts.

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  • Title The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition
  • Author David Shankland
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2003-02-06
  • ISBN 9780700716067 / 0700716068
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: Turkey
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Library of Congress subjects Turkey - Ethnic relations, Islam and politics - Turkey
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002032602
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.697

About the author

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.
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