Abstract
Irene Melikoff as a leading western figure who has gained a special status in the researches on Alawi issue, has attempted to solve the Alawi syncretism by only depending on Alawi sources. She, although quite aware of the fact that Alawi sources are the part and parcel of Islamic sources, deliberately has ignored Islamic faiths and motifs. Melikoff has claimed that Alawies ascribe transcendentness (holiness) to Ali by depending on some materials found in Alawi sources. But she has never taken those Alawi materials, which consider Ali as a simple saint and God as wholly transcendent, into considerations. As I have shown in our article, Melikoff has not analysed the materials that exist in Buyruk, Mankpname’s and Alawi poems as a whole. Instead she has picked up only materials that would serve her own purpose. Such attitude cannot be considered as scientific let alone objective.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
