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A Journey through Many Syrias xxi 1. Islam in Syria 1 2. Christianity in Syria 39 3. Sectarianism in Syria 4. Guardians of the Homeland: State and Society in Syria 5. In many instances, I have chosen transliterations of Arabic names and words that conform to popular as opposed to scholarly usage e. I have not endeavored to identify every source I consulted. Rather, I have used endnotes sparingly in order to credit the authors and texts that have influenced my thinking, and to point readers to further material should they become interested in par- ticular subjects, both broad and narrow.
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