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Judeo-Muslim sect formed in the 17th century by a group of Shabbetai Tzevi's followers. Like Shabbetai Tzevi, they converted to Islam, but they retained many Jewish observances as well as their belief in him as the Messiah. Eventually the sect divided into several groups based largely in Salonica. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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