M atti M oosa is Professor o f H istory at Gannon University and the author o f The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction and The Maronites in History (Syracuse U niversity Press). To Hans, M ark, Petra, and Jessica With Love MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Contemporary issues in the Middle East) Bibliography: p. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moosa, Matti. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements o f American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence o f Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.Įxtremist Shiites is published with the support o f the Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania. S Y R A C U S E U N IV E R S IT Y PR E SSĬopyright © 1988 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5160 First published 1987 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Armenian Elements in the Beliefs of the Kizilbash Kurds Pagan, Christian, and Islamic Elements in the Beliefs of the Ghulatģ8. The Nusayris, Sunnites, and Twelver Shiitesģ7. The Nusayri Religious System: Initiationģ6. The Nusayri Religious System: Metempsychosisģ3. The Nusayri Religious System: Role of the Aytam and Spiritual Hierarchiesģ2. The Nusayri Religious System: The Twelve Imamsģ1. The Nusayri “Trinity”: Ali, Muhammad, and Salman al-Farisiģ0. The Nusayris Concept of Light: Shamsis and QamarisĢ9.
The Nusayri Religious System: The Apotheosis of AliĢ8. The Nusayri Religious System: The Concept of GodĢ7.
Rise to Political Power: Rise to Political PowerĢ6. The Nusayris: Under the French MandateĢ5. Sultan Sahak: Founder of the Ahl-i HaqqĢ2.
The Ahl-i Haqq: Cosmology and Cosmogonyġ8. The Ahl-i Haqq (Ali Ilahis): Origin and Identityġ7. The Bektashis, the Kizilbash, and the Shabakġ6.