The Origins of the Druze People and Religion
Author: Philip Khuri Hitti
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
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The Druzes in the Jewish State
Author: Kais M. Firro
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-10-11
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9004491910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the war of 1948 Palestine's Druzes became part of the state of Israel. Overwhelmingly rural, they sought to safeguard their community's age-old ethnic independence by holding on to their traditional ethno-religious particularism. Ethnicity and ethnic issues, however, were ready tools for the Zionists in the pursuit of their policy aims vis-à-vis the state's Arab population. Central among these was the cooptation of part of the Druze elite in an obvious effort to alienate the Druzes from the other Arabs - creating "good" Arabs and "bad" Arabs served the Jewish state as a foil for its ongoing policy of dispossession and control. The author painstakingly documents the political, social and economic factors that ensured the "success" of these Zionist policies, but concludes that the fissured identity of Israel's Druzes today bespeaks a feeling of musiba, tragedy, within the community itself.
The Druzes
Author: Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9789004097056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen 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.
A History of the Druzes
Author: Kais Firro
Publisher: BRILL
Published:
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9789004094376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with the history of the Druze community using an interdisciplinary approach to describe, analyze, and explain historical events and processes.
The Israeli Druze Community in Transition
Author: Randa Khair Abbas
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2021-03-11
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1527567397
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile 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.
The Druze Faith
Author: Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13:
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Author: Kais M Firro
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-12-14
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9004661786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with the history of the Druze community using an interdisciplinary approach to describe, analyze, and explain historical events and processes.
The A to Z of the Druzes
Author: Samy S. Swayd
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 0810868369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Druzes are one of the smallest, least studied, and most esoteric religious communities in the Middle East. This is because the Druze teachings remain inaccessible not only to outsiders but also to uninitiated members within the Druze community itself. Furthermore, proselytizing--inducing someone to convert to one's own religious faith--has been prohibited since the establishment of the sect in the 11th century. In order to resist assimilation by the various empires and colonial powers that sought to dominate them--the Byzantines, various Arab dynasties, the Mamluks and Ottomans, the British and French, in addition to the nations that govern them--the Druzes disguise and conceal their beliefs. Therefore, not much is known by outsiders about the Druzes. This dictionary provides nearly 1,000 concise and informative cross-referenced A to Z entries on religious, political, and cultural themes, as well as entries on a number of major families and individuals (artists, writers, diplomats, and leaders) who have contributed to the Druze communities. This volume is also complemented with a chronology, an introductory essay, and a bibliography.
Historical Dictionary of the Druzes
Author: Samy S. Swayd
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780810853324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Druzes are one of the smallest, least studied, and most esoteric religious communities in the Middle East because of the teachings' inaccessibility to both outsiders and uninitiated members within the Druze community. Furthermore, proselytizing has been prohibited since the establishment of the sect in the 11th century. In order to resist assimilation by the various empires and colonial powers that sought to dominate them (the Byzantines, Arab dynasties, the Mamluks and Ottomans, the British and French, in addition to the nations that govern them), the Druzes disguise and conceal their beliefs . Historical Dictionary of the Druzes contains nearly 1,000 concise and informative entries on religious, political, and cultural themes, as well as major families and individuals (artists, writers, diplomats, and leaders) who have contributed to Druze communities. Also provided are a chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, and several maps, plates, and genealogical tables.
Historical Dictionary of the Druzes
Author: Samy Swayd
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015-03-10
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1442246170
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most intriguing minority groups in the Middle East is now a thousand years old. It emerged in the city of Cairo, spread to what is today Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, and subsequently became known by outsiders as Druze (in Arabic, Durooz, meaning Druzes). Druzes have played a major role in the history of the Middle East and often been misunderstood by neighbors and outsiders because of their esoteric religious doctrine, the secretive nature that such a doctrine has instilled in them, and the variety of perspectives or divisions prevalent among members of the community. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Druzes covers their history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Druzes.
