The example of the Alevis of Turkey is used to contribute to debates over the role of Islam in the modern world. It is argued there is nothing inherently secular-proof within Islam, but belief depends on the wider social and religious context.

Introduction
1. Setting the Scene: Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey
2. The Alevis and their Place in the Republic: An Overview
3. An Alevi Community
4. Religion, Ritual and Belief among Alevis
5. Social Change and the Alevi Communities
6. The Alevi, the State, and the Future
7. Theoretical and Comparative Reflections
Appendices: Primary Material on the Alevis