The Alawites: Origins, Doctrines and Heresies in Confrontation with Orthodox Islam

This report examines the Alawite sect —also known as Nusayri or Ansari— in systematic contrast to the fundamental principles of Sunni Islam and, to a lesser extent, orthodox (Twelver) Shia Islam. The analysis does not constitute a political judgement on individuals who profess or have inherited thes...

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