Aesthetic and Performative Dimensions of Alevi Cultural Heritage

Dr. Martin Greve; Dr. Ulas Özdemir; Prof. Dr. Raoul Motika

doi:10.5771/9783956506413

Summary

This volume examines the aesthetic and performative dimensions of Alevi cultural heritage from past to present, in an interdisciplinary framework and using a wide range of approaches. The chapters analyse traditional, contemporary and transnational developments of Alevi cultural expression including modern adaptations, local and regional practices, Alevism in a wider context, textual sources and materiality. The perspectives of the various authors, including Robert Langer, Nicolas Elias, Sinibaldo De Rosa, Jérôme Cler, Judith Haug, Janina Karolewski and others, each coming from different disciplines, demonstrate the complexity of socio-historical and socio-cultural dynamics. To conclude, the present volume is intended as a first approach to a complex issue, which definitely deserves further research and analysis.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-95650-640-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-95650-641-3
Publisher: Ergon, Baden-Baden
Series: Istanbuler Texte und Studien (ITS)
Volume: 43
Language: English
Pages: 220
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
Introduction No access Pages 7 - 8
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1. The Aesthetics of Contemporary Alevi Religious Practice: A Bodily-and-Material Cultures’ Approach No access Pages 9 - 32
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2. The Drinking Dervishes. An Enquiry into Ritual Inebriation Among a Bektashi Congregation No access Pages 33 - 44
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3. Movement and Adaptation of the Alevi Semah for the Stage: from Kardeşlik Töreni-Samah to ‘biz’ No access Pages 45 - 62
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1. The Life of a Ritual Repertoire and its Aesthetic: Cem Ceremonies in Tekke Köyü, the Village of Abdal Musa No access Pages 63 - 102
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2. Miracles and Tears. Religious Music in Dersim/Tunceli No access Pages 103 - 132
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3. With or Without Bağlama? A Religious Aesthetic Debate on ‘Music’ Performance in Funerals No access Pages 133 - 156
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1. ʿAlī Ufuḳī’s Notation Collections as Sources for ʿĀşıḳ Culture and Literature No access Pages 157 - 174
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2. The Materiality of Alevi Written Heritage: Beautiful Objects, Valuable Manuscripts, and Ordinary Books No access Pages 175 - 212
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Contributors No access Pages 213 - 220