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In Turkey, the question of defining Alevism (Alevilik), especially with regard to its relationship to Islam, is highly political. Due to the hegemonic role of the state in the regulation of religion and its investment in the assertion that the Alevis are Muslims, formulations of Alevi identity are highly contested. Against the backdrop of such contemporary contestations on the nature of Alevism and its place within Turkish society, the chapter attempts to provide an introduction into the contours of Alevism as a set of socio-religious traditions that developed in Anatolia and the Ottoman Balkans at the margins of Ottoman society, related to historical currents such as the Babai, Bektaşi, and the Kızılbaş. The chapter further provides a summary description of Alevi faith and from there addresses the contested question concerning its relationship to Islam. |
