مبارزه برای شناسایی: جنبش علوی در آلمان و در فضای فراملی

As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a significant segment of Germany’s Turkish immigrant population. In a departure from the current debate on identity and diaspora, Sökefeld offers a rich account of the emergence and institutionalization of the Alevi movement in Germany, giving particular attention to its politics of recognition within Germany and in a transnational context. The book deftly combines empirical findings with innovative theoretical arguments and addresses current questions of migration, diaspora, transnationalism, and identity. As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a signifi cant segment of Germany's Turkish immigrant population. In a departure from the current debate on identity and diaspora, Skefeld offers a rich account of the emergence and institutionalization of the Alevi movement in Germany, giving particular attention to its politics of recognition within Germany and in a transnational context. Th Contents Illustrations Pronunciation of Special Turkish Letters Acknowledgements Introduction 1 IDENTITY AND RECOGNITION 2 Going Public 3 ORGANIZING ALEVIS 4 CROSSCURRENTS OF IDENTIFICATION 5 THE POLITICS OF MEMORY: SIVAS 6 RITUAL AND COMMUNITY The Changing Meaning of Cem and Dedes 7 RECOGNITION AND THE POLITICS OF MIGRATION IN GERMANY 8 TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND THE CLAIMS OF THE NATION Conclusion APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX 2 Glossary of Alevi and Turkish Terms REFERENCES INDEX