| ID | 122050 |
| Title Proper | Between nationalism, modernism and secularism |
| Other Title Information | the Ambivalent place of Alevi identities |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kose, Talha |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study discusses the position of Alevi identity and Alevi community with regard to the Turkish national identity-building project. There was a partial compatibility between the Kemalist objective of laicization and nation building and the Alevi practice and understanding of a 'local' version of 'Turkish Islam'. Besides these compatibilities, Alevis faced the challenges of nation-building and homogenization policies, which involved homogenization in ethnic, religious and sectarian domains. Kurmanji- and Zazaki-speaking ethnically Kurdish/Zaza Alevis of Eastern Anatolia had a different experience during the project of centralization and ethnic homogenization, in comparison to Turkish-speaking Turcoman Alevis. This different experience still is a source of division among Alevi communities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 49, No.4; Jul 2013: p.590-607 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 49, No.4; Jul 2013: p.590-607 |
| Key Words | Alevi Identities ; Nationalism ; Modernism ; Secularism ; Turkish Islam ; Eastern Anatolia ; Ethnic Homogenization |