Can the Scope of Secularization Theory Be Expanded Beyond the Modern-Christian-West? Exploring the Alevi Experience in Turkey

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dc.authoridErtit, Volkan/0000-0002-6114-2606
dc.contributor.authorErtit, Volkan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:44:19Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:44:19Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study asserts that the secularization theory has the potential to offer insights into the processes of social change experienced by faith groups outside the modern West. The study focuses on the transformation undergone by Alevi groups in Turkey, who are now experiencing a more modern way of life compared to their past. In this qualitative study, data collection was conducted through semistructured interviews during field studies in the cities of & Ccedil;orum (Turk Alevis) and Tunceli/Dersim (Zaza/Kurd Alevis). Based on the interview findings, the study concludes that the new Alevi generation leads a more modern and at the same time more secular daily life compared to their parents. Therefore, the main assertion of this research is that the classical secularization theory has the potential to provide valuable insights not only for modern societies where Christianity is dominant but also for understanding the transformations occurring within Alevi communities in Turkey.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jssr.12937
dc.identifier.endpage999
dc.identifier.issn0021-8294
dc.identifier.issn1468-5906
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85200479606
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage977
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12937
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/2995
dc.identifier.volume63
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001284746700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofJournal For The Scientific Study of Religion
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectsecularization theory
dc.subjectsecularization of Alevis
dc.subjectsecularization of non-Western societies
dc.subjectmodernization
dc.subjectT & uuml;rkiye
dc.titleCan the Scope of Secularization Theory Be Expanded Beyond the Modern-Christian-West? Exploring the Alevi Experience in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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