@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00028035, author = {GÜLBEYAZ, Abdurrahman}, journal = {多文化社会研究, Journal of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University}, month = {Mar}, note = {In this paper, on the basis of a small selection of Deyiş, the differential properties of the sign peculiar to Alevism, on whose production, use and exchange the intellectual and social life of the Alevis is substantially based, will be presented and discussed. As the basis of the chain of argumentation a comparative semiotic approach to religion is employed. Although it is no longer customary among experts and in relevant fields of research, I will provide concise explanations of the basic terms and fundamental facts where it seems useful, in order to enable or facilitate access to the main strand of the discussion conducted here even for readers outside the field. Especially with regard to the potential readership in Japan, a country where Alevi research has only existed since roughly the turn of the millennium and is still a fringe phenomenon, this appears to be a necessity., 多文化社会研究, 9, pp.67-84; 2023}, pages = {67--84}, title = {The Alevi Logos - The Meta-Religious Sign -}, volume = {9}, year = {2023} }