Institute of Sociology

Publications

Monographs

2013

  • Writing Religion: The Making of Turkish Alevi Islam (Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion). New York: Oxford University Press (Turkish translation forthcoming 2015 with Bilgi University Press).

    • 2002
  • Die alevitische Religion. Traditionslinien und Neubestimmungen (Abhandlungen zur Kunde des Morgenlandes LIII,4). Würzburg: Ergon.

    • 1999
  • Die civil religion der Türkei. Kemalistische und alevitische Atatürk-Rezeption im Vergleich (Arbeitsmaterialien zum Orient 4), Würzburg: Ergon.


    • Edited Volumes

    2011
  • Secularism and Religion-Making (Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion), New York: Oxford University Press, co-editor: Arvind-Pal S. Mandair.

    • 2009
  • Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality (Routledge Sufi), London: Routledge, co-editors: Ron Geaves, Gritt M. Klinkhammer.


    • Articles and Book Chapters (selection)

    Forthcoming
  • "From Crypto-Christians to Shaman Turks. Modern Discourses on the Alevis of Turkey," B. Bentlage, M. Eggert, H.M. Krämer, S. Reichmuth (eds.): Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism: A Sourcebook, 2015.

    • 2014
  • "'Our Alevi and Kurdish Brothers' - Some Remarks on Nationalism and Minority Politics in Turkey," K. Omarkhali (ed.), Religious Minorities in Kurdistan: Beyond the Mainstream, Wiesbaden: Harrasowitz 2014, 139-57.

    • 2013
  • "Was ist das Alevitum? Die aktuelle Diskussion und historische Traditionslinien," J. Karolewski, R. Langer, R. Motika (eds.): Ocak und Dedelik: Institutionen religiösen Spezialistentums bei den Aleviten. Frankfurt a.M.: Peter Lang 2013, 13-35. Turkish translation forthcoming

  • "Der moderne dede. Religiöse Autorität im Wandel" (20061), J. Karolewski, R. Langer, R. Motika (eds.): Ocak und Dedelik: Institutionen religiösen Spezialistentums bei den Aleviten. Frankfurt a.M.: Peter Lang 2013, 241-66 (translated, updated, and rev.).

    • 2011
  • "Making Religion Through Secularist Legal Discourse: The Case of Turkish Alevism," M. Dressler, A. Mandair (eds.), Secularism and Religion-Making. New York: Oxford University Press, 187-208.

  • "Introduction: Modernity, Religion-Making, and the Postsecular," M. Dressler, A. Mandair (eds.), Secularism and Religion-Making. New York: Oxford University Press, 3-36; co-author: Arvind-Pal S. Mandair.

  • "The Religio-Secular Continuum. Reflections on the Religious Dimensions of Turkish Secularism." W.F. Sullivan, R.A. Yelle, M. Taussig-Rubbo (eds.), After Secular Law. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 221-41.

    • 2010
  • "How to Conceptualize Inner-Islamic Plurality/Difference: 'Heterodoxy' and 'Syncretism' in the Writings of Mehmet F. Köprülü (1890-1966)," British Journal for Middle Eastern Studies 37.3: 241-60.

  • "Between Legalist Exclusivism and Mysticist Universalism. Contested Sufi Muslim Identities in New York," Muslim World 100.4: 431-51.

  • "Public/Private Distinctions, the Alevi Question, and the Headscarf. Turkish Secularism Revisited." E. Hurd, L. Cady (eds.), Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age. Hampshire: Palgrave, 121-42.

    • 2009
  • "Pluralism and Authenticity: Sufi Paths in post-9/11 New York." M. Dressler, R. Geaves, G.M. Klinkhammer (eds.), Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality. London: Routledge, 77-97.

  • "Irène Mélikoff's Legacy: Some Remarks on Methodology." Türk Kültürü ve Haci Bektas Veli Arasturma Dergisi 52.3: 13-20.

    • 2008
  • "Religio-Secular Metamorphoses: The Re-Making of Modern Alevism," Journal of the American Academy of Religion 76.2: 280-311.

    • 2006
  • "The Modern Dede: Changing Parameters for Religious Authorities in Contemporary Turkish Alevism." G. Krämer, S. Schmidtke (eds.): Speaking for Islam. Religious Authorities in Muslim Societies. Leiden: Brill, pp. 269-94; French translation published as 'Le dede moderne: évolution des paramètres de l'autorité religieuse de l'Alévisme dans la Turquie contemporaine,' Sociologie et Sociétés 38 (special issue: Religion et politique dans les sociétés contemporaines): 69-92.

    • 2005
  • "Inventing Orthodoxy: Competing Claims for Authority and Legitimacy in the Ottoman-Safavid Conflict." H.T. Karateke, M. Reinkowski (eds.): Legitimizing the Order. The Ottoman Rhetoric of State Power. Leiden: Brill, 151-73.

    • 2003
  • "Turkish Alevi Poetry in the Twentieth Century: The Fusion of Political and Religious Identities," Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics 23 (special issue: Literature and the Sacred): 109-54.


    • Encyclopedia Entries

    2012
  • "Dede," Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd ed., 2012-1, Leiden: Brill, 119-21.

    • 2010
  • "Bektashis (Bektashiye)" (20021). G.J. Melton, M. Baumann (eds.): Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. Vol.1. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 311-3 (revised).

    • 2008
  • "Alevis," Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd ed., 2008-1, Leiden: Brill, 93-121.

    • 2006
  • "Sufismus." Ch. Auffarth, J. Bernard, H. Mohr (eds.): Religionen der Welt. Stuttgart: Metzler, 267-71.

    • 2005
  • "Sufism." K.v. Stuckrad (ed.): The Brill Dictionary of Religion, vol.4. Leiden: Brill, 1818-22.

  • "Sufismus in Deutschland" (19971). M. Klöcker, U. Tworuschka (eds.): Handbuch der Religionen. Kirchen und andere Glaubensgemeinschaften in Deutschland. Munich: Olzog, IV-2, 11 pp. (rev. text, co-authored by Ludwig Schlessmann).


    • Reviews (selection)

    2013
  • "Christopher Dole: Healing Secular Life. Loss and Devotion in Modern Turkey," Anthropos 108.2: 646-9.

  • "Zain Abdullah: Black Mecca. The African Muslims of Harlem," Islamic Africa 41: 128-32.

    • 2010
  • "Rez. GA: M. Sökefeld (ed.): Aleviten in Deutschland," Geschichte Trasnational and H-Soz-u-Kult. http://geschichte-transnational.clio-online.net/rezensionen/id=11341.

    • 2009
  • "Gilles Veinstein (ed.): Syncrétismes et hérésies dans l'orient Seldjoukide et Ottoman (XIVe-XVIIIe siècle) Paris 2005," International Journal of Middle East Studies 41.1: 139-40.

  • "Alev Çinar: Modernity, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey. Bodies, Places, and Time. Minneapolis 2005," Contemporary Islam 3.2: 201-3.

    • 2008
  • "Hülya Küçük: The Role of the Bektashis in Turkey's National Struggle. A Historical and Critical Study (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 80). Leiden 2002," Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 158.2: 473-9.

  • "Paul J. White, and Joost Jongerden (eds.): Turkey's Alevi Enigma. A Comprehensive Overview (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 88). Leiden 2003," Die Welt des Islams 48.1: 120-2.

    • 2007
  • "Jamal Malik, and John Hinnels (eds.): Sufism in the West, Routledge 2005," American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 24.3: 121-3.

    • 2006
  • "Muammer Kaylan: The Kemalists. Islamic Revival and the Fate of Secular Turkey. Amherst, NY 2005," American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 23.4: 120-3.

    • 2003
  • "Thomas Hase: Zivilreligion: Religionswissenschaftliche Überlegungen zu einem theoretischen Konzept am Beispiel der USA (Religion in der Gesellschaft 9). Würzburg 2002," Journal of Contemporary Religion 18.2: 246-50.


    • Miscellaneous Publications (selection)

    2014
  • "Die Aleviten. Eine Religionsgemeinschaft im Spannungsfeld türkischer Politik," Dossier Türkei, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung, September 4, http://www.bpb.de/internationales/europa/tuerkei/184986/die-aleviten.

  • "Türkiye'de Alevilik 1930larin Izini Tasiyor," Interview with Cem Erciyes, Radikal Kitap, April 12, http://kitap.radikal.com.tr/makale/haber/turkiyede-alevilik-1930larin-izini-tasiyor-395471.

  • "Beyond Religio-Secularism: Toward a Political Critique," The Immanent Frame. Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere. February 25, http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2014/02/25/beyond-religio-secularism-toward-a-political-critique/.

    • 2013
  • "New Texts Out Now: Markus Dressler, Writing Religion," Jadaliyya. June 19, http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/12302/new-texts-out-now_markus-dressler-writing-religion.

    • 2011
  • "Religion-Making," The Immanent Frame. Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere. October 26, co-authored by Arvind-Pal S. Mandair; http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/10/26/religion-making/.

    • 2008
  • "On Turkish Laicism," The Immanent Frame. Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere, July 30; http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2008/07/30/on-turkish-laicism/.

    • 2003
  • Islam (Pocket Thema). Berlin: Cornelsen Scriptor; co-author: Gritt M. Klinkhammer.