The Trials of Syrian Ismaʿilis in the First Decade of the 20th Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8965135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dick Douwes (corresponding author), Norman N Lewis (Croydon College) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-232 |
| Publication date | 1989-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800032293 |
| OpenAlex | W2800875795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
In 1887 or 1888, a small group of Syrian Isma'ilis journeyed to Bombay to visit Sultan Muhammad Shah, the third Aga Khan, and on their return to Syria recognized him as their Imam. Unexpectedly in consequence, little more than a decade later, the religious leader of that section of the Isma'ili sect in Syria and a number of his followers found themselves arrested and imprisoned, accused of treason and other crimes. Their trials before criminal courts in Damascus lasted, intermittently, from 1901 until 1906, and before those trials were concluded, more men of their faith had been similarly accused, imprisoned, and put on trail. The persecution of the Isma'ilis only ended, and even then not completely, with the Ottoman constitutional revolution of 1908
Ancient history · Criminology · Faith · Persecution · Political science · Sect · Section (typography · Sociology · Theology · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |