"The 'Alawis, or Alawites, are a prominent religious minority in northern Syria, Lebanon, and southern Turkey, best known today for enjoying disproportionate political power in war-torn Syria. In this book, Stefan Winter offers a complete history of the community, from the birth…
Alevi kimliği
by Svenska forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul, Raudvere, Catharina, Özdalga, Elisabeth, Religion, Cultural Identity and Social Organization among Alevi in Ottoman and Modern Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey), Olsson, Tord, Torun, Bilge Kurt, Torun, Hayati
fromTarih Vakfı yurt yayınları
"The Kizilbash were at once key players in and the foremost victims of the Ottoman-Safavid conflict that defined the early modern Middle East. Today referred to as Alevis, they constitute the second largest faith community in modern Turkey, with smaller pockets of related groups…
Extremist Shiites: the ghulat sects
by Moosa, Matti
fromContemporary issues in the Middle East