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Facts

Also Known As	Family of Love
Date	c. 1540 - 1660
Areas Of Involvement	Christianity

Topics

Yazīdī Druze Aḥmadiyyah Cathari Hare Krishna Twelver Shiʿah Shaker Khārijite Ismāʿīliyyah Nestorianism