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Culture, Politics and Contested Identity among the "Kurdish" Alevis of Dersim: The Case of the Munzur Culture and Nature Festival
2019
Journal of ethnic and cultural studies
This article analyzes the Munzur Culture and Nature Festival organized by the people of Dersim, an eastern province of Turkey, as a site of political activism, cultural reproduction, and intra-group contestation. The festival began as a group-remaking event for restoring cultural identity, defending locality, and mobilizing Dersimli people in the face of repressive state policies. In time, socio-spatial and political fragmentation within Dersimli society became more prevalent. The festival
doi:10.29333/ejecs/196
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