Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East

Collected Papers of the International Symposium “Alevism in Turkey and Comparable Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East in the Past and Present”, Berlin, 14-17 April 1995

Kehl-Bodrogi, Otter-Beaujean, Barbara Kellner-Heikele (Herausgeber)

Buch | Ledereinband/Edeleinband

278 Seiten

1997
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-10861-5 (ISBN)

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This publication deals with contemporary Islamic sects such as the Alevis, Druzes, Alawis, Ahl-i Haqq, and Shabak, discussing various aspects of their beliefs and rituals, modes of recent religious and social transformations, and their involvement in national and ethnic politics.

This volume deals with Islamic sects in the Near East such as the Alevis (Turkey), Druzes (Libanon), Alawis (Syria), Ahl-i Haqq (Iran, Iraq) and Shabak (Iraq), which have in common a syncretistic system of belief with a strong Shi'ite influence, as well as secrecy and endogamy. The contributions in this volume focus on the present situation of these communities, their relation to mainstream Islam, their involvement in national and ethnic politics, aspects of faith and rituals, the relevance of sacred texts, modes of religious and social transformation, and the recent revival of Alevism.
In view of the new visibility of these formerly "hidden" sects and their increasing social and political importance, this volume provides important information for all scholars interested in the religious and political situation of the region.

Krisztina Kehl-Bodrogi, Dr. Phil. (1986), in Ethnology, Freie Universität Berlin, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Comparative Religion, Universität Bremen. Her publications include a monograph on Alevism and articles on various aspects of the current Alevi revival. Barbara Kellner-Heinkele, Dr. Phil. (1974), Universität Hamburg, Habilitation (1981), in Islamic Studies, Universität Freiburg, is Professor of Turcology at Freie Universität Berlin. She has published on Ottoman history, co-authored publications on Turcological bibliography and co-edited collective volumes with Ottoman and Turcological themes. Anke Otter-Beaujan, M.A. (1990) in Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, is examining Alevi religious manuscripts called Buyruk for her Ph.D. dissertation.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.1997
Reihe/Serie	Numen Book Series ; 76
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	647 g
Einbandart	Leinen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	90-04-10861-0 / 9004108610
ISBN-13	978-90-04-10861-5 / 9789004108615
Zustand	Neuware