Grief-Free Recipes of Aşure: The (Dis)Inclusion of Alevis in Turkey's Muharrem Commemoration.
State - sponsored media in Turkey presents aşure as a "national dessert," often at the expense of Alevi communities who prepare the dish for the sacred commemoration of the Karbala Massacre (680 CE/61 AH). These popular representations of aşure focus almost entirely on pluralist notions of belonging...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Folklore Research Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 135 - 167 |
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Jan-Apr2026
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