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The Ἁlawīs in Modern Syria: From Nuṣayrīya to Islam via Ἁlawīya
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Kais M. Firro
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July 27, 2005
Abstract
The ἉAlawīs in Syria have long been viewed as an esoteric Shiʽī sect, known to outsiders as extremist and considered by their Muslim neighbors as heretics. As they kept their beliefs in secret, we have no published accounts of the community’s tenets by insiders until the end of the Ottoman period. This article analyzes the religious arguments by which insiders of the community have been attempting to integrate into Islam. It does so by focusing on the Ἁlawī writings since the Mandate when Ἁlawīs began formulating new historical and religious claims to help facilitate the adoption of nationalism together with Islamism.
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Published Online: 2005-07-27
Published in Print: 2005-04-01
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