A History of the 'Alawis : From Medieval Aleppo to the Turkish Republic /

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"The 'Alawis, or Alawites, are a prominent religious minority in northern Syria, Lebanon, and southern Turkey, best known today for enjoying disproportionate political power in war-torn Syria. In this book, Stefan Winter offers a complete history of the community, from the birth of the �...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winter, Stefan, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nosairians.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Nuṣayrīs > Histoire.
Nuṣayrīs > Syrie > Histoire.
Nosairians > History.
Nosairians > Syria > History.
Syria.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: classical perceptions of 'Alawism, nomenclaturism and dissimulation sources and argument
  • 1. The Nusayris in medieval Syria: from religious sect to confessional community (tenth-twelfth centuries CE)
  • 2. Beyond the mountain refuge: 'Alawism and the Sunni state (thirteenth-fifteenth centuries)
  • 3. Survey and punish: the 'Alawis' integration into the Ottoman Empire (1516-1645)
  • 4. The age of autonomy: 'Alawi notables as Ottoman tax farmers (1667-1808)
  • 5. Imperial reform and internal colonization: 'Alawi society in the face of modernity (1808-1888)
  • 6. Not yet nationals: Arabism, Kemalism and the Alaouites (1888-1936)
  • Conclusion.

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