Writing religion: the making of Turkish Alevi Islam

Markus Dressler tells the story of how a number of marginalized socioreligious communities, traditionally and derogatorily referred to as Kizilbas ('Redhead'), captured the attention of the late Ottoman and early Republican Turkish nationalists and were gradually integrated into the newly...

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Main Author: Dressler, Markus (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Series/Journal:Reflection and theory in the study of religion series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turkey / Bektashism / Köprülü, Mehmed Fuad 1890-1966 / Nationalism
Further subjects:B Turkey
B Islamic sects Turkey History
B Alawites
B Nosairians Turkey History
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Markus Dressler tells the story of how a number of marginalized socioreligious communities, traditionally and derogatorily referred to as Kizilbas ('Redhead'), captured the attention of the late Ottoman and early Republican Turkish nationalists and were gradually integrated into the newly formulated identity of secular Turkish nationalists.
ISBN:0199346100
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199969401.001.0001