Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Pronunciation of Special Turkish Letters viii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 IDENTITY AND RECOGNITION 16
8. 2 Going Public 37
9. 3 ORGANIZING ALEVIS 64
10. 4 CROSSCURRENTS OF IDENTIFICATION 93
11. 5 THE POLITICS OF MEMORY: SIVAS 116
12. 6 RITUAL AND COMMUNITY The Changing Meaning of Cem and Dedes 145
13. 7 RECOGNITION AND THE POLITICS OF MIGRATION IN GERMANY 178
14. 8 TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND THE CLAIMS OF THE NATION 209
15. Conclusion 253
16. APPENDIX 1 263
17. APPENDIX 2 Glossary of Alevi and Turkish Terms 265
18. REFERENCES 266
19. INDEX 284