Chapter
Publicly Available
Tables, Figures and Maps
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Tables, Figures and Maps vii
- Notes on Contributors ix
- Preface xiv
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INTRODUCTION
- 1 ALEVI AGENCY IN CHANGING POLITICAL CONTEXTS 3
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Part I. THE TURKISH STATE AND ALEVIS: CONTENTIONS OVER RECOGNITION
- 2 WHAT IS ALEVISM? CONTEMPORARY DEBATES VIS-À-VIS HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATIONS 17
- 3 THE ‘ALEVI OPENING’ OF THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY 45
- 4 ‘MADIMAK SHALL BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM’: NEGOTIATING THE SIVAS MASSACRE THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 62
- 5 DERSIM: THE PARADOX OF DISCLOSING ‘AN OPEN SECRET’ 78
- 6 ALEVISM AS A ‘MAJORITY’: ALEVI AND SUNNI COMMUNITIES IN DERSIM 101
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Part II. ALEVIS IN THE DIASPORA: PROSPECTS FOR RECOGNITION
- 7 FROM CULTURE TO RELIGION: REFRAMING ALEVISM FOR RECOGNITION IN GERMANY 129
- 8 THE ALEVI MOVEMENT IN GERMANY AND AUSTRALIA: TOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT 147
- 9 THE ALEVI DIASPORA IN FRANCE: CHANGING RELATIONS WITH THE HOME AND HOST STATES 166
- 10 FROM PARTICULARISTIC ORGANISATION TO FEDERATION: MOBILISATION FOR ALEVI IDENTITY IN BRITAIN 191
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Part III. BEYOND RECOGNITION: CHANGES IN ALEVI RITUALS, REPRESENTATION AND AUTHORITY
- 11 THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SACRED AUTHORITY OF THE ÇELEBIS: THE ULUSOY FAMILY IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 217
- 12 RITUAL, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND IDENTITY: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ALEVI ZAKIR 239
- 13 THE SOCIO-SPATIAL MEANING OF CEMEVIS IN ISTANBUL’S PUBLIC SPACE 252
- 14 THE MEDIATISED REPRODUCTION OF ALEVISM: ALEVI TELEVISION NETWORKS AND THEIR AUDIENCES 272
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EPILOGUE
- 15 BACK TO ANATOLIA: REFLECTIONS ON TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ALEVI RESEARCH 293
- 16 CONCLUDING REMARKS: ALEVI AGENCY AND VISIBILITY 312
- INDEX 322
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Tables, Figures and Maps vii
- Notes on Contributors ix
- Preface xiv
-
INTRODUCTION
- 1 ALEVI AGENCY IN CHANGING POLITICAL CONTEXTS 3
-
Part I. THE TURKISH STATE AND ALEVIS: CONTENTIONS OVER RECOGNITION
- 2 WHAT IS ALEVISM? CONTEMPORARY DEBATES VIS-À-VIS HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATIONS 17
- 3 THE ‘ALEVI OPENING’ OF THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY 45
- 4 ‘MADIMAK SHALL BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM’: NEGOTIATING THE SIVAS MASSACRE THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 62
- 5 DERSIM: THE PARADOX OF DISCLOSING ‘AN OPEN SECRET’ 78
- 6 ALEVISM AS A ‘MAJORITY’: ALEVI AND SUNNI COMMUNITIES IN DERSIM 101
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Part II. ALEVIS IN THE DIASPORA: PROSPECTS FOR RECOGNITION
- 7 FROM CULTURE TO RELIGION: REFRAMING ALEVISM FOR RECOGNITION IN GERMANY 129
- 8 THE ALEVI MOVEMENT IN GERMANY AND AUSTRALIA: TOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT 147
- 9 THE ALEVI DIASPORA IN FRANCE: CHANGING RELATIONS WITH THE HOME AND HOST STATES 166
- 10 FROM PARTICULARISTIC ORGANISATION TO FEDERATION: MOBILISATION FOR ALEVI IDENTITY IN BRITAIN 191
-
Part III. BEYOND RECOGNITION: CHANGES IN ALEVI RITUALS, REPRESENTATION AND AUTHORITY
- 11 THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SACRED AUTHORITY OF THE ÇELEBIS: THE ULUSOY FAMILY IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 217
- 12 RITUAL, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND IDENTITY: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ALEVI ZAKIR 239
- 13 THE SOCIO-SPATIAL MEANING OF CEMEVIS IN ISTANBUL’S PUBLIC SPACE 252
- 14 THE MEDIATISED REPRODUCTION OF ALEVISM: ALEVI TELEVISION NETWORKS AND THEIR AUDIENCES 272
-
EPILOGUE
- 15 BACK TO ANATOLIA: REFLECTIONS ON TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ALEVI RESEARCH 293
- 16 CONCLUDING REMARKS: ALEVI AGENCY AND VISIBILITY 312
- INDEX 322