Directory of Alevism Resources

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An Ithna'sheri Shia community, with strong Sufi influence. Mainly centred in Turkey.

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• Alevi

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alevi
  A profile of the community, their beliefs, history, culture, and relationships with other Muslim communities. [Wikipedia]

• Kurds, Turks, and the Alevi Revival in Turkey

  http://islam.uga.edu/alevivanb.html
  Article by prof. Martin van Bruinessen on Turkish Alevism.

• The Alevi of Anatolia

  http://www.rubincenter.org/1999/12/zeidan-1999-12-05/
  A susbstantial article presenting the Alevi as an ethno-religious minority in Turkey; includes an account of their origins, modern history, beliefs, culture and social life, relationships to Islam and the state, and recent revival.

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