Regarding the Nuṣayris, see Volney, op. cit., pp. 1 ff. A Nuṣayri who converted to Protestantism in Beirut has written a work that contains detailed information about their religion and customs. It was published by Edw. E. Salisbury in the Journal of the American Oriental Society VIII (New Haven 1866), pp. 227-308, in Arabic and English in excerpted form, and provided with explanations. Its author was then undoubtedly killed as a reward for this by one of his former fellow believers. They are divided into several sects and, as is commonly said in Syria, some of them practice very offensive customs. Recently, Cl. Huart, in the Journal Asiatique VII série, t. XIV (Paris 1879), pp. 190-261, has discussed some parts of that work by the converted Nuṣayri under the title "La poésie religieuse des Noṣaïris". Dr. Ph. Wolff published "Auszüge aus dem Katechismus der Nossairier" as early as 1849 in the Journal of the German Oriental Society III, pp. 307 ff. To this day, the best map of their region is the one by E. G. Rey, "Carte de la montagne des Ansariés et du Pachalik d'Alep". Dr. M. Hartmann in Beirut, who traveled through their mountains in 1881, has announced that he will be providing important additions and corrections to it.
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