Alevi Identity: Cultural, Religious and Social Perspectives (Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul)

by TordOlsson (Author), ElisabethOzdalga (Author), Catharina Raudvere (Author)

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  1998

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  As Alevi rituals and festivals are displayed more openly questions have arisen as to what this branch of Islamic heterodoxy represents in terms of old and new identities, these topics are addressed by some prominent scholars in the field. Comparative studies of neighbouring syncretistic groups are included