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The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-alevis-in-turkey-the-emergence-of-a-secular-islamic-tradition.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-alevis-in-turkey-the-emergence-of-a-secular-islamic-tradition

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-alevis-in-turkey-the-emergence-of-a,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-alevis-in-turkey-the-emergence-of-a-secular-islamic-tradition},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

David Shankland's account is built from direct fieldwork among Alevi communities in Turkey, observing and recording the cem ceremony and community life as actually practiced rather than reconstructing Alevi practice from historical documents alone. That firsthand ethnographic method, a real methodological basis distinct from any claim about its publisher, is why this atlas treats it as a strong source for contemporary Alevi practice specifically. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with Shankland's specific observations. Use it for how the cem is actually held and for Alevi community life as documented through this fieldwork.

Facts

Citation

Author

David Shankland

Publisher

RoutledgeCurzon

Publication Year

2003

URL

https://archive.org/details/alevisinturkeyem0000shan

Source Type

Ethnography

Assessment

Reliability Tier

David Shankland's account built from direct fieldwork among Alevi communities in Turkey, observing and recording the cem ceremony and community life as actually practiced rather than reconstructing Alevi practice from historical documents alone.

Notes

Fieldwork-based account of Alevi community life and of the cem as it is actually held.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Turkey

This source names Turkey directly: "fieldwork among Alevi communities in Turkey, observing and recording the cem ceremony and community life as actually practiced rather than reconstructing Alevi practice from historical documents..."

Source The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic TraditionDavid Shankland

Claims Backed By This Source (163 claims)

This source backs 163 claims across the atlas. As facts: 65 well-attested. As cited relationships: 61 holds, 4 connected, 1 critiqued Here, 4 held Differently. Plus 28 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Religious Orders, 60 claims: 4 well-attested, 43 holds, 1 connected, 4 held Differently, 8 general references.
Articles, 16 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 general references.
Denominations, 12 claims: 4 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 critiqued Here, 1 general references.
Practices, 12 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 11 claims: 6 holds, 5 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Open Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Sacred Dances, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.