ISBN:
9789004178922
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (350 p)
Series Statement:
Islamic History and Civilization v.77
Series Statement:
Islamic History and Civilization Ser. v.77
Parallel Title:
Print version The Nu?ayr? - 'Alaw?s : An Introduction to the Religion, History and Identity of the Leading Minority in Syria
DDC:
305.6/97821
Keywords:
Minorities ; Syria ; Case studies
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Nosairians ; Syria ; Ethnic identity
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Nosairians ; Syria ; History
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Nosairians ; Syria ; Religion
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Nosairians ; Syria ; Social conditions
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Syria ; Ethnic relations
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Syria ; Religious life and customs
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
A century after Dussaud's Histoire et religion des Nosairîs (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 Nu?ayr?-'Alaw?s
Description / Table of 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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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