Beschreibung:
Ahmet Kerim Gültekin is ethnologist and visiting scholar at Leipzig University.Erdal Gezik is freelance researcher and author of Etnik, Politik Dinsel Sorunlar Bälam¿nda Alevi Kürtler and Alevi Ocaklar¿ ve Örgütlenmeleri I.
The Kurdish Alevis has only recently attracted the attention of the international world. This volume achieves an understanding of the history and the contemporary situation of the Kurdish Alevis and the particular conditions where it is associated with the Kurdish identity, Alevi religion, and the history of Turkey.