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Author : Philip Khuri Hitti
Release : 1928
Genre : Druzes
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Book Synopsis The Origins of the Druze People and Religion by : Philip Khuri Hitti
Download or read book The Origins of the Druze People and Religion written by Philip Khuri Hitti. This book was released on 1928. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anis Obeid
Release : 2006-07-06
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid by : Anis Obeid
Download or read book The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid written by Anis Obeid. This book was released on 2006-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a small sect that emerged from Islam over a thousand years ago, the Druze religion and society has long been cloaked in a tradition of secrecy. Veiled from the outside world, the religious tenets have been vulnerable to distortion, misunderstanding, and misrepresentation. In this book Dr. Anis Obeid, a Druze layman, provides a penetrating analysis of Druze scriptures and beliefs (Tawhid). Presenting a chronological narrative of the foundation and development of the faith, he explains the historical conditions and religious rationale behind this closed religion. The Druze faith is the product of Abrahamic monotheism as it coalesced with other philosophies, belief systems, and political structures of the West and the East and, as Obeid maintains, should be recognized for its core monotheism, and not fundamentally different from Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. He argues convincingly, with examples and translations from the Druze scriptures, only now accessible to a non-initiate public, that Tawhid is a progressive and dynamic spiritual process based on freedom of choice. This rich exploration of their faith, the author’s appeal for a sincere cultural dialogue will resonate with a wide audience in the West and in the Middle East.
Author : Randa Khair Abbas
Release : 2021-03-11
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Israeli Druze Community in Transition by : Randa Khair Abbas
Download or read book The Israeli Druze Community in Transition written by Randa Khair Abbas. This book was released on 2021-03-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are books that describe the history and traditions of the Druze as an ethnic and religious group, this is the first and only academic book of its kind. It gives voice to the Israeli Druze, through in-depth interviews with 120 people, 60 young adults and 60 of their parents’ generation. How is this traditional group, bound together through the centuries by their secret religion and strong value system, dealing with modernization? What contradictions and continuity come to light in the stories of this people during a time of transition? Can their religion, and their very identity, survive the meeting with the modern, technological world? What resources do the young and the not-so-young bring to the task of preserving their community and helping it to flourish as the world changes around them? The people in this text answer these questions through the telling of their stories, in which they express their values, opinions, beliefs and aspirations. The book draws out theoretical, practical, religious and sociological implications from this analysis, in order to shed light on the challenges faced by other traditional societies meeting modernity.
Author : Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Release : 1993-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Druzes by : Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Download or read book The Druzes written by Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin. This book was released on 1993-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this book was first published in 1984, it was the first extensive study of the Druzes to appear for many years. A small community native only in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, the Druzes have exercised an influence around them greater than their numerical strength. Living for the most part in mountainous territories they have maintained an independent existence for a thousand years. This book places the beliefs of the Druzes in the context of the history of Sh?'ism in its Ism?'?l? form, from which their faith developed. It also describes the role of the Druze community in the history of Lebanon and Syria. In the preparation of this book, the author, a Druze herself, has made use not only of the readily available Arabic and European sources but also of documents and manuscripts that are less easily accessible.
Author : Robert Brenton Betts
Release : 1988-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Druze by : Robert Brenton Betts
Download or read book The Druze written by Robert Brenton Betts. This book was released on 1988-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beschrijving van geschiedenis, religie, cultuur, politiek en samenleving van de volksstam die in het grensgebied van Libanon, Israël en Syrië leeft
