ʿAlawīs, classical doctrines

by Bar-Asher, Meir M.

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ʿAlawīs are adherents of a syncretistic religion with a close affinity to Shīʿism, with additional elements borrowed from pre-Islamic Persian religion, Christianity, and possibly other traditions. Most adherents live in Syria and southeastern Turkey. The ʿAlawīs constitute Syria's largest minority, numbering more than one million, about twelve per cent of the population. They live chiefly in the mountainous areas of Latakia, known as Jabal al-ʿAlawiyyīn, on the coast, where they constitute almo…

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ʿAlawīs are adherents of a syncretistic religion with a close affinity to Shīʿism, with additional elements borrowed from pre-Islamic Persian religion, Christianity, and possibly other traditions. Most adherents live in Syria and southeastern Turkey. The ʿAlawīs constitute Syria's largest minority, numbering more than one million, about twelve per cent of the population. They live chiefly in the mountainous areas of Latakia, known as Jabal al-ʿAlawiyyīn, on the coast, where they constitute almost two-thirds of the populace. The original name of the sect's followers, as it

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3389

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eng Islam

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Bar-Asher, Meir M.

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