Interreligious Dialogue in the Public Sphere. Challenges from an Alevi Perspective

Abstract

With around 1.5–2 million members, Anatolian Alevism is undergoing a major transformation, from an “invisible secret religion” toward an institutionalized religion in its new home in Europe. It is no coincidence that, in this process, different levels of “interreligious dialogue” in the city of Hamburg have a substantial role to play. Despite the various challenges with which the former guest workers from Anatolia are confronted, they are constantly striving for an interreligious dialogue in Hamburg.