Tradition and Transformation in Alevi Collective Identity in Australia

Glenda Ballantyne, in her chapter 'Tradition and transformation in Alevi collective identity in Australia', examines how minorities within immigrant communities reconstruct cultural traditions. In this case, according to Ballantyne, the Alevi community in Australia have been attempting a revival of their communal traditions, yet have been criticised for inventing traditions that were previously suppressed or absent within the community. With regard to the politics of recognition she argues that 'overreliance on the idea of the invention of tradition obscures important aspects of the revival.'

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