TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman,Yaron
TI  - The Nuṣayrī-ʻAlawīs: an introduction to the religion, history, and identity of the leading minority in Syria 
T2  - Islamic history and civilization,
SN  - 9789047441274
AV  - DS94.8.N67 F75 2010eb
U1  - 305.6/97821 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Nosairians
KW  - Syria
KW  - History
KW  - Religion
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Case studies
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - fast
KW  - Nusairier
KW  - gnd
KW  - Minderheit
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Syrien
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-315) and index; Preface; Abbreviations; Note on Citation, Dates and Transliteration; Introduction; I. History of the Nus?ayris; II. The Nus?ayri Religion; III. Identity between Sunna and Shi'a; Conclusion; Appendices; Select Bibliography; Index
N2  - A century after Dussaud's "Histoire et religion des NosairA(R)s" (1900), new light is shed on the medieval history and the mysterious religion of the leading sect in Syria in a comprehensive and updated study of the NuaayrA-a ~AlawAs
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