entity_periods: ENT_ALW_ALI, PER_ALAWITE

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_ALW_ALI	PER_ALAWITE	high	Attested: in Nusayri-Alawi doctrine Ali ibn Abi Talib is the Ma'na, the divine essence/Meaning behind manifestation. Homonym/same person as mainstream Shi'i Imam ENT_ISL_ALI, venerated differently (deified, not merely first Imam).	SRC_FRIEDMAN_NUSAYRI	reviewed