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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:religious_organization
Islamic denomination
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Nusayrism
gptkb:Alawite_Islam
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gptkbp:communityStructure
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Closed religious community
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gptkbp:coreBelief
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Esoteric teachings
Reverence for Ali
Belief in reincarnation
Syncretic interpretation of Islam
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gptkbp:distinctFrom
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gptkb:Mainstream_Shia_Islam
Sunni Islam
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gptkbp:doctrine
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Celebration of Christian holidays
Divinity of Ali
Incorporation of pre-Islamic beliefs
Threefold manifestation of God
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gptkbp:esotericDoctrine
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gptkb:Batiniyya
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Ibn_Nusayr
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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9th century
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gptkbp:gender
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Men and women participate equally in rituals
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Latakia,_Syria
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gptkbp:holiday
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gptkb:Eid_al-Ghadir
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Nowruz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alawism
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gptkbp:influenced
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Dominant in Syrian government since 1970s
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gptkbp:initiationRite
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Secretive initiation rites
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:Imam
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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Recognized minority in Syria
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gptkbp:notableAdherent
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Bashar al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad
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gptkbp:persecutedBy
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gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Modern_Syria_(historically)
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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2-3 million
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gptkbp:practicedIn
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gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Druze
gptkb:Ismailism
gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
Shia Islam
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gptkbp:rituals
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gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:sacredText
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gptkb:Quran
gptkb:Kitab_al-Majmu'
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gptkbp:statusInIslam
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Considered heretical by some Sunni and Shia authorities
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gptkbp:symbol
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Five-pointed star
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nusayrism
gptkb:Alawite_Islam
gptkb:Alawite_people
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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