EAN: 9783837659573

THE CHANGING LEADERSHIP ROLES OF »DEDES« IN THE...

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.

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