Author : Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468826919
The Druze Faith
Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
The Druze Faith
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The Druze Faith
Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
Author : Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
Publisher : Academic Resources Corp
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:32000002638882
The Druze Faith by Sāmī Nasīb Makārim Pdf
"A very readable & important work on the history & religion of the Druze community."-Majid Khadduri in The Middle East Journal. This history-making book, published with the approval of the Shaykh al-Akl, spiritual leader of the world's Druze community of one million for the first time lifts the official veil of secrecy surrounding this esoteric branch of Isma'ili Shi'ite Islam. Professor Makarim, himself a Druze, used medieval manuscript sources still under the seal of secrecy, to trace the history, beliefs, & customs of this faith from its origins early in Islam & its founding in the 11th century A.D. under the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. The book contains translations of numerous quotations from the sacred Druze scriptures, the Six Books of Wisdom, set forth in 111 Epistles by the imam Hamza ibn 'Ali & his disciples; commentaries by leading Druze scholars over the centuries, & several appendixes, including a list of Shi'ite imams & stations, Druze prayers, a description of the Druze domestic law, & important dates in the history of the Druzes.
The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid
Anis Obeid
Author : Anis Obeid
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0815638485
The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid by Anis Obeid Pdf
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.
The Druzes
Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Author : Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9004097058
The Druzes by Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin Pdf
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.
The Origina of the Druze People and Religion With Extracts From Their Sacred Writings
Philip Khuri Hitti
Author : Philip Khuri Hitti
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1966-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781465546623
The Origina of the Druze People and Religion With Extracts From Their Sacred Writings by Philip Khuri Hitti Pdf
The Druzes of Syria and the Samaritans of Palestine are two unique communities not to be found elsewhere in the whole world. Like social fossils in an alien environment, these two peoples have survived for hundreds of years in that land rightly described as a "Babel of tongues" and a "museum of nationalities." The Samaritans are the remnants of the tribes from Assyria and Persia who were transplanted by Sargon some seven hundred years before Christ to take the place of the "ten tribes" who were carried into captivity. 1 a They figured in the life of Christ as is illustrated by the case of the "Samaritan woman" and the story of the "good Samaritan." Today they are represented by about one hundred and eighty persons who intermarry among themselves and are becoming rapidly extinct. Their habitat is modern Nāblus (biblical Shechem), and their religion is ancient Judaism mixed with pagan survivals. The Druzes have no such clear record to show regarding their origin as a people and as a sect. Their ethnographical origins, no less than their ritual practices and religious beliefs, are shrouded in mystery. Appearing for the first time on the pages of history at Wādi-al-Taym near Mt. Hermon in anti-Lebanon, as professors of the divinity of the sixth Fāṭimite Caliph in Cairo (996-1020 A.D.), the Druzes have lived their semi-independent lives secluded in their mountain fastnesses of Lebanon, unmindful of the progress of the world around them, and almost entirely forgotten by the outside world. Relation to World Events:—The few occasions throughout their history in which the Druzes attracted international attention were first at the time of the Crusades, when they were entrusted by the Moslems with the military task of guarding the maritime plain against the Franks. They then fought under the banner of Islam and took part in the attacks against the garrisons of Belfort (Qal‘at al-Shaqīf) and of Montfort (Qal‘at Qurayn) in Galilee. Secondly, in the early seventeenth century when their great leader, Fakhr-al-Dīn II (1585-1635), under whom the Druze power reached its zenith, appeared as a refugee from the Sultan of Turkey in the court of the Medicis at Florence. Thirdly, when as a result of their civil wars in 1860 with their Christian neighbors to the north—the Maronites—the French landed a contingent of troops to quell the disturbance which resulted in giving the Lebanon a complete autonomy recognized by the great Powers of Europe. And fourthly, in connection with the recent armed uprising against the French mandate in Syria.
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004435544
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements by Anonim Pdf
The Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements offers a multinational study of Islam, its variants, influences, and neighbouring movements, from a multidisciplinary range of scholars. These chapters highlight the diversity of Islam, especially in its contemporary manifestations, as a religion of many communities, theologies, and ideologies. Over five sections—on Sunni, Shia, Sufi, fundamentalist, and fringe Islamic movements—the authors provide historical overviews, analyses, and in-depth studies of large and small Islamic and related groups from all around the world. The contents of this volume will be of interest to both newcomers to the study of Islam and established scholars of religion who wish to engage with the dynamic label of Islam and the many impactful movements of the Islamic world.
The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid
Anis Obeid
Author : Anis Obeid
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780815652571
The Druze and their Faith in Tawhid by Anis Obeid Pdf
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.
The Druze in the Middle East
Nissim Dana
Author : Nissim Dana
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058125553
The Druze in the Middle East by Nissim Dana Pdf
A general discussion of the Druze in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Druze relationship with the State of Israel.
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms
Gerard Russell
Author : Gerard Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781471114724
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms by Gerard Russell Pdf
Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Their followers have learned how to survive foreign attacks and the perils of assimilation. But today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they face greater challenges than ever before. In Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, former diplomat Gerard Russell ventures to the distant, nearly impassable regions where these mysterious religions still cling to survival. He lives alongside the Mandaeans and Ezidis of Iraq, the Zoroastrians of Iran, the Copts of Egypt, and others. He learns their histories, participates in their rituals, and comes to understand the threats to their communities. Historically a tolerant faith, Islam has, since the early 20th century, witnessed the rise of militant, extremist sects. This development, along with the rippling effects of Western invasion, now pose existential threats to these minority faiths. And as more and more of their youth flee to the West in search of greater freedoms and job prospects, these religions face the dire possibility of extinction. Drawing on his extensive travels and archival research, Russell provides an essential record of the past, present, and perilous future of these remarkable religions.
Gender and Religion
Intisar J. Azzam
Author : Intisar J. Azzam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015077144684
Gender and Religion by Intisar J. Azzam Pdf
This first anthropological study of gender and religion through the experience of the Druze women in Lebanon comes in response to a serious void in this field of knowledge and provides profound insights into gender relations amongst the Druze faith of al-Tawhid as a progressive challenge to the prevailing patriarchal values at the time of its inception during the early decades of the 11th century as well as the present time.
The Druze
Kamal Suleiman Salibi
Author : Kamal Suleiman Salibi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063221918
The Druze by Kamal Suleiman Salibi Pdf
An array of scholars from different parts of the world join in a multidisciplinary effort to study and integrate available knowledge and perceptions regarding the Druze as a religious community and historical society. The scholars whose work appears in this volume will undoubtedly be helpful to those who seek to know more about the Druze-their faith, identity and society, and the role that they have played in the history of the Middle East. In the planning of the first international academic conference of the Druze Heritage Foundation (DHF), held in collaboration with the Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College, Oxford, in July 2002, it was thought best not to concentrate on any single aspect of the Druze legacy, but to attempt to cover the widest possible range of themes, the better to bring out the Druze ethos as understood by the Druze themselves and as perceived by others. Thus, of the fifteen papers presented in this volume, which were the ones ultimately received in publishable form, the first four relate to religious issues. An explanation of the Druze faith by Sami Makarem (American University of Beirut) is followed by a critical assessment of the pioneering work of the French Orientalist, Sylvestre de Sacy, on the subject, contributed by Tony P. Nawfal (independent scholar). Next, David R. W. Bryer (former head of OXFAM) presents a survey of Druze religious texts, while Naila Kaidbey (American University of Beirut) describes the career of the fifteenth-century Druze reformer, al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Tanukhi, commonly regarded as the founder of what one may call normative Druzism....
The A to Z of the Druzes
Samy S. Swayd
Author : Samy S. Swayd
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Druzes
ISBN : 9780810868366
The A to Z of the Druzes by Samy S. Swayd Pdf
The 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.
The Druze Faith
Sāmī Naṣīb Makārim
Author : Sāmī Naṣīb Makārim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Druzes
ISBN : OCLC:464082722
The Druze Faith by Sāmī Naṣīb Makārim Pdf
Druze & Jews in Israel
Zeidan Atashe
Author : Zeidan Atashe
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032517982
Druze & Jews in Israel by Zeidan Atashe Pdf
Describes the Druze moral logic of survival without the support of a sovereign State and the mutuality of cooperation with the Jews
State and Religion in Israel
Gideon Sapir,Daniel Statman
Author : Gideon Sapir,Daniel Statman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107150829
State and Religion in Israel by Gideon Sapir,Daniel Statman Pdf
Discusses state and religion relations in Israel by applying a general theory regarding the role of religion in liberal countries.
