Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community

Aviva Butt

Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community

Abstract

The academic monograph The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia recently published in the Edinburgh University Press series “Edinburgh Studies on the Ottoman Empire,” has all of 400 pages. The book’s Turkish-born author Ayfer Karakaya-Stump is at present a university professor at William and Mary University, Williamsburg Virginia, USA. It is apparent from her book that she has meantime visited Turkey in her quest to understand the current beliefs and ritual of the Alevi Turkish community in the now secularized state of Turkey. She attempts to trace the origins of the Alevis and why they are currently known as “Alevi” (followers of Ali, the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law), but were earlier on known as “Kizilbash.” She ultimately describes the Kizilbash as “followers of Shah Ismail.”

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Aviva Butt ^*
0000-0003-4710-4475
Australia

Publication Date

August 25, 2020

Submission Date

April 25, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 31, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY

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APA

Butt, A. (2020). Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community. International Journal of Kurdish Studies, 6(2), 305-309. https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY

AMA

1.Butt A. Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. 2020;6(2):305-309. https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY

Chicago

Butt, Aviva. 2020. “Book Review: The Kizilbash Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community”. International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6 (2): 305-9. https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY.

EndNote

Butt A (August 1, 2020) Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community. International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6 2 305–309.

IEEE

[1]A. Butt, “Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community”, International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 305–309, Aug. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY

ISNAD

Butt, Aviva. “Book Review: The Kizilbash Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community”. International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6/2 (August 1, 2020): 305-309. https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY.

JAMA

1.Butt A. Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. 2020;6:305–309.

MLA

Butt, Aviva. “Book Review: The Kizilbash Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community”. International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 305-9, https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY.

Vancouver

1.Aviva Butt. Book Review: The Kizilbash/Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia: Sufism, Politics and Community. International Journal of Kurdish Studies [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 1;6(2):305-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48TH83JY