Alevis and Alevism (Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies)

This collection of articles explores identity amongst the Alevis, a religious minority from Turkey. CONTENTS EDITOR'S PREFACE: BEING AN ALEVI, LIVING ALEVINESS, LEARNING ALEVISM List of Contributors "CULTURALISM" AND SOCIAL MOBILITY OR AN ALEVI VILLAGE IN GERMANY: INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS BLOOD, GELIN AND LOVE: CHANGES IN PATTERNS OF ALLIANCE IN AN ALEVI GROUP ALAWISM AND CONCEALMENT: THE UNCLEHOOD TRADITION IN THE NUSAYRIYE ALEVI THEOLOGY FROM SHAMANISM TO HUMANISM FESTIVALS AND THE FORMATION OF ALEVI IDENTITY ALEVISM IN THE 1960S: SOCIAL CHANGE AND MOBILISATION THE ALEVIS IN GERMANY AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 th - CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE? GYPSIES AND ALEVIS; THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF ABDALLAR IDENTITY?