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Alevi: Encyclopedia - Alevi
Alevis are adherents of a branch of Islam, related to Shia Islam (Although some Alevi's claim that it is a completly seperate religion fo...
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Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Belief
Alevis are followers of the Twelvers, a Shia sect. Belief in Allah is varied. Though some accept the idea of a personal creator, many bel...
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Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - People
Alevis can be ethnic Zazas, Turks, Kurds, Turkmens and Azeri with a particular concentration in mid-Eastern Turkey in a belt from Çorum ...
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Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Music And Poetry
Alevis have had an influence even greater than their numbers because of their significant role in Turkish music and poetry. The most imp...
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Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Historical
The Alevis have traditionally been discriminated against and persecuted in the rural areas of East Central Turkey which are their heartla...
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Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Alevis
Adherents of Alevism (in Turkish Alevîlik) are called Alevis. The exact number of Alevis is not known, with estimates varying from 20 to...
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