The Nusayr s - also known as cAlaw s -have been in power in Syria for the past three decades. Little is known of their origins or their long history, while their religious creeds and thought are somewhat better known. The main reason for our fragmentary knowledge of the Nusayr r…
The Nusayrīs - also known as ʻAlawīs -have been in power in Syria for the past three decades. Little is known of their origins or their long history, while their religious creeds and thought are somewhat better known. The main reason for our fragmentary knowledge of the Nusayrī …
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…
