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The A to Z of the Druzes
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ISBN: 1299356370 0810870029 9780810870024 9780810868366 0810868369 9781299356375 Year: 2009 Publisher: Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press,

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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.

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Druzes --- Druzes. --- Darazis --- Druse --- Druses --- Druz --- Druze --- Druzim --- Durūz --- Islamic sects --- History

The Druzes : a new study of their history, faith and society.
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ISBN: 9004069755 Year: 1984 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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Being a Druze
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ISBN: 1904850006 Year: 2004

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Les druzes
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ISBN: 2866002520 9782866002527 Year: 1986 Publisher: Paris Publisud

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Les Druzes
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ISBN: 2503503071 9782503503073 Year: 1994 Volume: *12 Publisher: Turnhout Brepols

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Les épîtres sacrées des Druzes : Rasā'il al-Ḥikma, volumes 1 et 2
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ISSN: 0777978X ISBN: 9789042919433 9042919434 Year: 2007 Volume: 168 Publisher: Leuven Dudley, MA : Peeters Departement Oosterse Studies,


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Family law in Lebanon
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ISBN: 0857722816 0755607686 9780857722812 9781306069564 1306069564 1780765622 9781780765624 9780755607686 9780857734242 0857734245 Year: 2013 Publisher: London New York New York I.B. Tauris Distributed in the U.S. and Canda exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan

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"Much of the life and ritual of the Druze in Lebanon appears mysterious to outsiders, as this esoteric sect remains closed to non-members. Lubna Tarabey, herself a member of this community, is ideally placed to offer insight into the family life, tradition and religious practices of the Druze. She looks back to the 1970s, and the start of a civil war that shattered Lebanon along confessional lines, to explore how the substantial social and political changes that have shaken the country have affected marriage and divorce practices. Family Law in Lebanon highlights the social ramficiations of this civil war, as Lebanese society divided according to sectarian affiliations, strengthening this facet of identity to the detriment of a wider 'Lebanese' identification. It was through this process that the internal cohesion and solidarity of a group such as the Druze became even more important. Thus, for generations, the Druze way of life was characterized by a high degree of 'traditional' practices and customs. Examining the development of attitudes towards marriage and divorce uncovers the extent to which these traditions are being developed, negotiated and even cast aside. Through analysis of court records, Tarabey explores established and emerging patterns of marriage choices and grounds for divorce. She thus focuses on two interconnected trajectories: one that considers the changes in these overall family patterns and another that places these changes within the legal context in which they occur, focussing on the interplay between the social and the legal. It is through this that she highlights a complex web of change and continuity, of traditional values competing with enhanced individualism and personal freedoms."--Bloomsbury publishing.


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Muslim-Christian Relations in Damascus amid the 1860 Riot
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ISBN: 9789004464957 9789004470422 Year: 2022 Publisher: Leiden; Boston : Brill

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On 9 July 1860 CE, an outbreak of violence in the inner-city Christian quarter of Damascus created shock waves locally and internationally. This book provides a step-by-step presentation and reproduction of the facts to assess the true role of all the players and shapers of events. It critically examines the internal and external politico-socio-economic factors involved and argues that economic interests rather than religious fanaticism were the main causes for the riot of 1860. Furthermore, it argues that the riot was not a sudden eruption but rather a planned and organised affair.

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