History of Alevism

This work concerns the development of Alevism from the 6th century to the present. As are all historical and social problems in Turkey, it is a complex issue by its nature. One might think that this situation stems primarily from the structure of our social paradigm, which turns even the most easily solvable problems into intractable ones and tends to see the glass as half empty. Alevism remains a much-debated phenomenon, in not only the current political but also theological and historical contexts. This study allows the realities of Alevism to be seen and directs the reader to look at Alevism from a different perspective by going beyond the sterile Alevism debates.Musa Güner worked as researcher at Lund University in Sweden, and held a professorship in mineralogy at Hacettepe University in Ankara.