Why Label Alevi Islam as Shi`ite?: A Comparative Inquiry into Alevi Identity Outside of the Sunni-Shi`ite Framework

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dc.contributor.advisorCook, David B.en_US
dc.creatorErdogdu Basaran, Reyhanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T13:55:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T13:55:01Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-05en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-20en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T13:55:01Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Alevis represent the most significant minority religious group in Turkey and the Alevi question represents a unique ethnic and religious challenge for the Turkish state. Although the number of academic studies on Alevism have dramatically increased in the last three decades, the question of whether Alevism is a branch of Shi`ism still remains a neglected subject of the Alevi literature. The majority of recent works on Alevism have automatically and straightly classified Alevism as Shi`ite due to the shared religious elements by the two groups. They did not intend, however, to analyze, compare and contrast those Shi`ite currents as to how they are applied/perceived in Shi`ism and Alevism. By using a comparative study of religion methodology, this research seeks to provide an elaborative analysis on the distinguishing features of the Alevi belief system, in relation to the Alid cause. While analyzing the contemporary approaches and archival of the official and historical records on Alevi belief, the particular focus of this dissertation is to understand, decode, and theorize the status of Alevism in conjunction with and separate from Sunnism and Shi`ism. In doing so, this dissertation argues that most of the existing scholarship fails to conceive of the Alevi differences outside of the Sunni-Shi`ite framework.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationErdogdu Basaran, Reyhan. "Why Label Alevi Islam as Shi`ite?: A Comparative Inquiry into Alevi Identity Outside of the Sunni-Shi`ite Framework." (2018) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105643">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105643</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105643en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectIslamen_US
dc.subjectAlevisen_US
dc.subjectShi`iteen_US
dc.subjectBektaşien_US
dc.subjectBuyruken_US
dc.subjectOttomanen_US
dc.titleWhy Label Alevi Islam as Shi`ite?: A Comparative Inquiry into Alevi Identity Outside of the Sunni-Shi`ite Frameworken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentReligious Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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