The Changing Leadership Roles of »Dedes« in the Alevi Movement

Ethnographic Studies on Alevi Associations in Turkey and Germany from the 1990s to the Present
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5957-3
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 468 g

Reihe: Kultur und soziale Praxis

What is the function of clerical leadership in Alevism based on sociocultural and political understandings? To answer that complex question, Deniz Cosan Eke examines the political, cultural, and religious debates surrounding Alevis and the Alevi movement in relation to the ideas and claims of the Turkish state, Alevi communities in Turkey, and migrant Alevi communities in Germany. The book, which focuses on the emergence of collective emotions in religious rituals, the struggle of religious groups in migration processes, and the leadership role of clergy in social movements, is of great interest to a wide readership.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cosan Eke, Deniz

Cos¸an Eke, Deniz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Deniz Cosan Eke (Dr. phil.) works as a post-doc researcher at the Universität Wien in Austria. She completed her PhD thesis at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. Her research interests are transnational migration, social movements, emotion and identity, anthropology of religion, Alevism, and Alevi movement.