| LC control no. | sh2014001240 |
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| LC classification | BP195.A74 |
| Topical heading | Alevis |
| Variant(s) | Alevi-Bektashi |
| See also | Ethnology--Turkey Muslims |
| Found in | Work cat: 2011328089: Paydāyish-i ṭarīqat-i ʻAlavī-Biktāshī dar Ānātūlī, 2010 or 2011. Shindeldecker, J. Turkish Alevis today, 1999: p. 5, etc. (The name Alevis sometimes appears in English as Alawi, Alawite, Alouite, or Alevi-Bektashi) Wikipedia, Aug. 20, 2012 (art. Alawites; Alawis are distinct from the Alevi religious sect in Turkey, although the terms share similar etymologies). Alevi (Alevism (Alevilik) is a group identity which is variously interpreted as: religious (combining Anatolian folk Shi'ism with Sufi elements such as those of the Bektaşi tariqa); sub-ethnic (within larger Turkish, Kurdish, and Zaza communities); cultural (emphasizing special traditions of poetry, music and dance); and/or humanistic and political (whether leftist or Kemalist). "Alevi" is generally explained as referring to 'Alī ibn Abī Tālib, the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. The name represents a Turkish form of 'Alawī "of or pertaining to 'Alī". Even though the term Alevi is simply the Turkish derived form of Arabic 'Alawī, the Arab form of the term today refers to the distinct group of the Arabic-speaking 'Alawī of Syria) |
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