Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects

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Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Shabak 2. The Bektashis 3. The Safawis and Kizilbash 4. The Bektashis, the Kizilbash, and the Shabak 5. The Ghulat’s “Trinity” 6. The Miraculous Attributes of Ali 7. The Family of the Prophet 8. Religious Hierarchy 9. The Twelve Imams 10. The Abdal 11. Rituals and Ceremonies 12. Social Customs 13. Religious Books 14. The Bajwan and Ibrahimiyya 15. The Sarliyya-Kakaiyya 16. The Ahl-i Haqq (Ali Ilahis): Origin and Identity 17. The Ahl-i Haqq: Cosmology and Cosmogony 18. Sultan Sahak: Founder of the Ahl-i Haqq 19. The Ahl-i Haqq: The Cult of Dawud 20. The Ahl-i Haqq The Jam 21. The Ahl-i Haqq: The Role of Ali 22. The Nusayris (Alawis): Ancient Period 23. The Nusayris: Middle Period 24. The Nusayris: Under the French Mandate 25. Rise to Political Power: Rise to Political Power 26. The Nusayri Religious System: The Concept of God 27. The Nusayri Religious System: The Apotheosis of Ali 28. The Nusayris Concept of Light: Shamsis and Qamaris 29. The Nusayri “Trinity”: Ali, Muhammad, and Salman al-Farisi 30. The Nusayri Religious System: The Twelve Imams 31. The Nusayri Religious System: Role of the Aytam and Spiritual Hierarchies 32. The Nusayri Religious System: Metempsychosis 33. The Nusayri Religious System: Initiation 34. Nusayri Ceremonies: Festivals 35. The Nusayri Mass 36. The Nusayris, Sunnites, and Twelver Shiites 37. Pagan, Christian, and Islamic Elements in the Beliefs of the Ghulat 38. Armenian Elements in the Beliefs of the Kizilbash Kurds Notes Bibliography