The Nuṣayrī-ʻAlawīs : an introduction to the religion, history, and identity of the leading minority in Syria / by Yaron Friedman.
Series: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 77.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 325 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9789047441274
- 9047441273
- 1282950835
- 9781282950832
- Nosairians -- Syria -- History
- Nosairians -- Syria -- Religion
- Nosairians -- Syria -- Ethnic identity
- Nosairians -- Syria -- Social conditions
- Minorities -- Syria -- Case studies
- Syria -- Ethnic relations
- Syria -- Religious life and customs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- Ethnic relations
- Minorities
- Nosairians
- Syria
- Nusairier
- Minderheit
- Syrien
- 305.6/97821 22
- DS94.8.N67 F75 2010eb
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.
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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