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ID146802
Title ProperUnderstanding urban Alevism through its socio-spatial manifestations
Other Title Informationcemevis in İzmir
LanguageENG
AuthorSoner, Bayram Ali ;  Sen, Seher
Summary / Abstract (Note)Cemevis emerged as the spaces of the Alevi identity in contemporary cities of Turkey. On the basis of in-depth interviews conducted in İzmir with the heads of cemevi associations, this study claims that, while cemevis were enforced by the process of urbanization, they have been transforming the Alevi practices and collective organizations and eventually constructing a new type of Alevism as to religious practices, community institutions and collective imagination. Though no legal–political recognition has yet been granted to cemevis as the places of worship, they have established themselves as central institutions of urban Alevis with their extensive use beyond the limited oppositional categorization of culture–religion. This denial of legal status which has been seen as the violation of basic human rights is one of the main constitutive dynamics in the ongoing debates on Turkey's Alevi question. It is to such an extent that the denial of legal status to cemevis has today come to be identified by Alevi groupings with the denial of Alevi collective identity itself.
`In' analytical NoteMiddle Eastern Studies Vol. 52, No.4; Jul 2016: p.694-710
Journal SourceMiddle Eastern Studies 2016-08 52, 4
Key WordsUrban Alevism ;  Socio-Spatial Manifestations ;  Cemevis in İzmir