Kurdish Alevis and the Case of Dersim
Subtitle: Historical and Contemporary Insights
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781498575485
Subjects: Kurds; Turkey, religion
Description: 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.