Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 603 g
A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society
Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 603 g
ISBN: 978-90-04-09705-6
Verlag: Brill
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 Shi‘ism in its Isma‘ili 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.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Religionen islamischer Herkunft: Aleviten, Drusen, Bahai
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
