Alevis
(2025) In Religious Minorities Online- Abstract
- The Alevis are not one but many historical and present-day communities in Turkey and Europe with close but not identical beliefs, practices, and identities. Their traditions are linked to Anatolian cultural traditions and to Turkish and Kurdish ethnic differentiations and affiliations influenced by the contentions between Islam and secularism salient in Turkish society. This article gives an overview of the Alevi minority with a special focus on quests for and processes of recognition in Turkey and Europe. It is focused on minority-majority relations between Alevi communities, the Turkish state, and European societies, and shows how a renewed interest from the Turkish state might impact these relations and the prospects of recognition.This... (More)
- The Alevis are not one but many historical and present-day communities in Turkey and Europe with close but not identical beliefs, practices, and identities. Their traditions are linked to Anatolian cultural traditions and to Turkish and Kurdish ethnic differentiations and affiliations influenced by the contentions between Islam and secularism salient in Turkish society. This article gives an overview of the Alevi minority with a special focus on quests for and processes of recognition in Turkey and Europe. It is focused on minority-majority relations between Alevi communities, the Turkish state, and European societies, and shows how a renewed interest from the Turkish state might impact these relations and the prospects of recognition.This article addresses Kurdish and Turkish Alevis residing in, or hailing from, various parts of Turkey. Religious communities and traditions perceived to be close to the Alevis in Turkey, like the Alawis in Syria or Bektaşism in the Balkans, are outside of the scope of the discussion. (Less)
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- author
- Markussen, Hege LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Alevi, Bektaşi, recognition, Kızılbaş, cem, semah, Islam, cultural heritage
- host publication
- Religious Minorities Online
- series title
- Religious Minorities Online
- editor
- Baffelli, Erica ; van der Haven, Alexander and Stausberg, Michael
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- De Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2748-1328
- DOI
- 10.1515/rmo.28057256
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 1dcfcc7b-cd32-4198-bc71-7cf0aa2f9da5
- date added to LUP
- 2026-06-30 13:06:42
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abstract = {{The Alevis are not one but many historical and present-day communities in Turkey and Europe with close but not identical beliefs, practices, and identities. Their traditions are linked to Anatolian cultural traditions and to Turkish and Kurdish ethnic differentiations and affiliations influenced by the contentions between Islam and secularism salient in Turkish society. This article gives an overview of the Alevi minority with a special focus on quests for and processes of recognition in Turkey and Europe. It is focused on minority-majority relations between Alevi communities, the Turkish state, and European societies, and shows how a renewed interest from the Turkish state might impact these relations and the prospects of recognition.This article addresses Kurdish and Turkish Alevis residing in, or hailing from, various parts of Turkey. Religious communities and traditions perceived to be close to the Alevis in Turkey, like the Alawis in Syria or Bektaşism in the Balkans, are outside of the scope of the discussion.}},
author = {{Markussen, Hege}},
booktitle = {{Religious Minorities Online}},
editor = {{Baffelli, Erica and van der Haven, Alexander and Stausberg, Michael}},
issn = {{2748-1328}},
keywords = {{Alevi; Bektaşi; recognition; Kızılbaş; cem; semah; Islam; cultural heritage}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{De Gruyter}},
series = {{Religious Minorities Online}},
title = {{Alevis}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/rmo.28057256}},
doi = {{10.1515/rmo.28057256}},
year = {{2025}},
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