This book focuses on the ways in which a particular Islamic brotherhood, or 'tariqa', the tariqa Alawiyya, spread, maintained and propagated their particular brand of the Islamic faith.
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"The Alawis or Alawites are a minority Muslim sect, predominantly based in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Over the course of the 19th century, they came increasingly under the attention of the ruling Ottoman authorities in their attempts to modernize the Empire, as well as Western P…
"The Alawis or Alawites are a minority Muslim sect, predominantly based in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Over the course of the 19th century, they came increasingly under the attention of the ruling Ottoman authorities in their attempts to modernize the Empire, as well as Western P…
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by Bar-Asher, Meʼir Mikhaʼel, Kofsky, Arieh
fromJerusalem studies in religion and culture
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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 …
From history to theology: Ali in Islamic belief
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Type: Book
From history to theology: Ali in Islamic belief
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Type: Book
Extremist Shiites: the Ghulat sects
by Moosa, Matti
fromContemporary issues in the Middle East
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Type: Book
Extremist Shiites: the Ghulat Sects
by Moosa, Matti
fromContemporary issues in the Middle East
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Type: Book
Extremist Shiites: the Ghulat sects
by Moosa, Matti
fromContemporary issues in the Middle East
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Type: Book