Excerpt from The Asian Mystery: Illustrated in the History, Religion, and Present State of the Ansaireeh or Nusairis of Syria
In this book I have attempted for the sect of the Ansaireeh what De Sacy has already effected for that of the Druses. My qualifications for the task have been -
First: Connexion with the Ansaireeh for many years, as the only European who has lived among them in their mountains, where alone they are unmixed with other tribes.
Secondly: Acquaintance with Ansairee belief and customs, acquired orally from Christian servants and others brought up in Ansairee districts; and, especially, from an Ansairee lad, who has had many opportunities of gaining information.
Thirdly: Possession of an Ansairee liturgical book, called the "Manual of Sheikhs," in which all the main points of the Ansairee system, theological and ceremonial, are developed.
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