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The Nuṣayrī-ʻAlawīs : an introduction to the religion, history, and identity of the leading minority in Syria / by Yaron Friedman.

By: Series: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 77.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 325 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789047441274
  • 9047441273
  • 1282950835
  • 9781282950832
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nuṣayrī-ʻAlawīs.DDC classification:
  • 305.6/97821 22
LOC classification:
  • DS94.8.N67 F75 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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