Markus Dressler is a scholar of Islamic studies, and this academic book, published by Oxford University Press, examines how Alevi identity in Turkey came to be defined and categorized, particularly by the modern Turkish state and by Alevis themselves, as a form of Islam or as something distinct from it. Its strength is a historically grounded approach showing that categories like Alevi and Sunni were actively shaped by political and academic processes over time, rather than assuming the categories are timeless and self evident. Its limit is that this is one scholar's argued historical and sociological thesis about categorization, a genuinely contested question within Alevi communities themselves and among scholars, so it is best read as a serious scholarly argument rather than a neutral, uncontested description.
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Markus Dressler's scholarly study of how Alevism came to be described as a form of Islam and by whom, published by Oxford University Press; cited precisely because it treats the placement of Alevism as a contested question rather than settling it. NotesStudy of how Alevism came to be described as a form of Islam, and by whom; used here precisely because it treats the placement of Alevism as a contested question rather than settling it.
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AuthorMarkus Dressler
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication Year2013
Source TypeMonograph
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This source names Sunni directly: "showing that categories like Alevi and Sunni were actively shaped by political and academic processes over time, rather than assuming the categories are timeless and self evident."
This source names Turkey directly: "Press, examines how Alevi identity in Turkey came to be defined and categorized, particularly by the modern Turkish state and by Alevis themselves, as a form of Islam or as something distinct from it."
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- Denominations, 23 claims: 18 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 17 claims: 13 well-attested, 1 connected, 3 general references.
- Doctrines, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 critiqued Here, 2 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Scriptures & Texts, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Religious Orders, 6 claims: 1 holds, 1 connected, 3 held Differently, 1 general references.
- Languages, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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