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Dr. Necati Alkan (University of Bamberg, Germany)

Non-Sunni Muslims in the Late Ottoman Empire

State and Missionary Perceptions of the Alawis

Dr. Necati Alkan (University of Bamberg, Germany)

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English
I.B. Tauris
24 August 2023
Middle Eastern history; Christian mission & evangelism; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Islamic studies
The Alawis or Alawites are a minority Muslim sect, predominantly based in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Over the course of the 19th century, they came increasingly under the attention of the ruling Ottoman authorities in their attempts to modernize the Empire, as well as Western Protestant missionaries.

Using Ottoman state archives and contemporary chronicles, this book explores the Ottoman government's attitudes and policies towards the Alawis, revealing how successive regimes sought to bring them into the Sunni mainstream fold for a combination of political, imperial and religious reasons. In the context of increasing Western interference in the empire's domains, Alkan reveals the origins of Ottoman attempts to 'civilize' the Alawis, from the Tanzimat period to the Young Turk Revolution. He compares Ottoman attitudes to Alawis against its treatment of other minorities, including Bektashis, Alevis, Yezidis and Iraqi Shi'a.

An important new contribution to the literature on the history of the Alawis and Ottoman policy towards minorities, this book will be essential reading for scholars of the late Ottoman Empire and minorities of the Middle East.
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Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9780755644742
ISBN 10:   0755644743
Pages:   248
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction Research question Sources The Current State of the Literature 1. The Nusayris in the Ottoman Empire: A “Heterodox” Tribal Community and the State 1.1. The Nusayri-Alawis: History and Beliefs 1.2. The Ottoman Nusayris: Geography, Social Structure, and Authority 1.3. The Status of the Nusayris in the Ottoman Political System 2. “Appropriate objects of christian benevolence”: Protestant Missionaries and the Nusayris 2.1. Protestant American Millenarian Dreams in the 19th Century 2.2. Mission among “Heterodox” Groups 2.3. The Case of the Nusayris 3. Abdülhamid II’s Civilising Mission and the Policy of “Correction of Belief(s)” 3.1. The Roots of “Correction of Belief(s)” and Conversion Campaigns until the 19th Century 3.2. Correcting the Beliefs of the Bektasis after 1826 3.3. “Fine Tuning” during the Tanzimat and the Reign of Abdülhamid II 3.4. The Ottomans Fighting for the Nusayri Soul 4. The Nusayris under Young Turk Rule (1908-1918) 4.1. The Double-Edged Sword of the Young Turk Revolution 4.2. Protestant Missionary Efforts among the Nusayris 4.3. Muslim Responses to Protestant Missionary Work Conclusion Bibliography

Necati Alkan is Research Associate at the University of Bamberg, Germany. A specialist in late Ottoman History, he is the author of Dissent and Heterodoxy in the late Ottoman Empire: Reformers, Babis and Baha’is and has published widely in edited collections and peer review journals.

Reviews for Non-Sunni Muslims in the Late Ottoman Empire: State and Missionary Perceptions of the Alawis

Alkan’s study is highly recommended to everyone who seeks a more profound and nuanced understanding of late Ottoman history and the Ottoman Empire’s handling of ethno-religious diversity. It provides new and illuminating insights into the impact that Protestant missionary activities had on Middle Eastern social history and into the dynamics reshaping the Alawi community during the nineteenth century. By analysing hitherto understudied Ottoman archival material, he places the Alawis in broader geopolitical developments and thus contributes to a better understanding of the community’s modern history. -- Katrin Köster, Leipzig University, Germany * Connections *


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