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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 and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 350 pages. 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.
Book Synopsis The Druze Faith by : Sāmī Nasīb Makārim
Download or read book The Druze Faith written by Sāmī Nasīb Makārim and published by Academic Resources Corp. This book was released on 1974 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Book Synopsis The Tawhid Faith: Ethics and morality by :
Download or read book The Tawhid Faith: Ethics and morality written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Druze by : Kamal Suleiman Salibi
Download or read book The Druze written by Kamal Suleiman Salibi and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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....
Book Synopsis The Tawhid Faith: Pioneers and their shrines by :
Download or read book The Tawhid Faith: Pioneers and their shrines written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Druze Trilogy: Philosophy by : Said Hany
Download or read book The Druze Trilogy: Philosophy written by Said Hany and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of the Druze Trilogy, which sets the background, the influencing factors, and the development of Muslim philosophy. The Arab tribes, and their migrations, are reviewed, followed by the advent of Islam. The spread of Islam brought it into contact with an assortment of cultures and beliefs. This contact ignited the fire of philosophy in Islam, which glowed for many centuries. The Shi'a Muslims, who branched into many schools of thought, carried the torch of philosophy and developed their own falsafa and kalam. The study of philosophy became an essential part for the understanding and practice of religion. The book explores the key influencing factor in detail, which is the Greek philosophy, from both Athens and Alexandria. The works and beliefs of the major ancient philosophers are discussed, followed by that of the Muslim ones. Thus, this work is the stepping stone to the understanding of the Druze faith.
Book Synopsis The Druze Trilogy: Theology by : Said Hany
Download or read book The Druze Trilogy: Theology written by Said Hany and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology, the second book in the Druze Trilogy, examines the Fatimi rule and the period during which the Druze Call was initiated. The Call is discussed in detail, including background, proclaimers and the periods of suspension. This followed by a roundup of the Epistles of Wisdom, the Druze sacred books. The topics of theosophy and spirituality are investigated with some expansion on esotericism, Hermeticism, mysticism, Gnosticism, Ismailism, and Sufism. The book concludes with a large section on Tawheed (Unitarianism), the essence of the Druze faith. That section includes the concepts and principles of Tawheed, God, creation, reincarnation, and the doctrines.
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 and published by New York : Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1928 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to solve the riddle of the unique and secret sect of the Druzes. From who they are, to why and where they are from their beginnings to their religious beliefs.
Book Synopsis The A to Z of the Druzes by : Samy S. Swayd
Download or read book The A to Z of the Druzes written by Samy S. Swayd and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Gender and Religion by : Intisar J. Azzam
Download or read book Gender and Religion written by Intisar J. Azzam and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Fundamentals of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) by : Abu Rumasah
Download or read book The Fundamentals of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) written by Abu Rumasah and published by IslamKotob. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Tawhid Faith, Book One by : American Druze Society Committee on Religious Affairs
Download or read book The Tawhid Faith, Book One written by American Druze Society Committee on Religious Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Olive and the Tree by : Ruth Westheimer
Download or read book The Olive and the Tree written by Ruth Westheimer and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All religious groups have codes to guide the lives of adherents, but the Druze, Dr. Ruth tells us, are especially interesting. She has observed the Druze's special art of adjustment in all walks of life, whether religious or secular, and for all people, young and old. Their key is an ancient custom called a-takiyya. During times of communal stress, the Druze refrain from accentuating their religious identity, thus reducing the possibilities of conflict with neighboring groups and allowing them to concentrate on internal community building. According to Druze custom, they predate the Hebrew people in the area surrounding Palestine--particularly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Thus, like many "native" peoples, they do not feel bound by the customs and religions brought into the area by later settlers. This, of course, has led to a long history of strife with their neighbors. Consequently, the Druze people have had to build an inner strength of individuals and community in order to survive as an identifiable ethnic group. Through stories, personal encounters, and historical context, Dr. Ruth Westheimer describes with great warmth the roots of that strength, how the story of the Druze has played out over the millennia, how they influence today's situation in the Middle East, and what Westerners can learn from them and their way of life.
Book Synopsis The Hidden Face of the Druze "The Freemasons of the East" by : Jean-Marc Aractingi
Download or read book The Hidden Face of the Druze "The Freemasons of the East" written by Jean-Marc Aractingi and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of several writings on the Druze, Jean-Marc Aractingi former Ambassador, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Arab Masonic Council, lived his adolescence in the Druze mountain of Lebanon. He thus had the opportunity to get to know this community well through its religion and customs.But it is above all that he was among the few people to have had the privilege of possessing a copy of the original Arabic version of their sacred writings.This is how he was able, through his readings and research, to establish an analogy between their rituals and their symbolism with those of the high Masonic ranks, such as for example the symbolism of colors. This allowed him to recognize the mysterious representation of the Divinity through the color attributed to each "Minister" in hierarchical order.This book makes us discover, at the dawn of the announcement by the Druze of the advent at the beginning of the 21st century of their Messiah, this religion very rich in esotericism and which is at the crossroads of the mystics of all nations.Authors biography: Jean-Marc ARACTINGI is a Doctor, Engineer and Diplomat by training.Doctor in Theology and History of Religions from International Christian University (ICU), Engineer from AgroParisTech, former PhD student in Energy at École Centrale de Paris, he is also a 3rd cycle graduate from the University of Paris I- Sorbonne, from the Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris and former intern at the Paris War School.Freemason (33 °, 96 °, CBCS, 7 ° RO), he was exalted Master at the Grand Lodge of France in the Orient of Paris and a corresponding member of the famous Jean Scot Erigène Research Lodge of the Grand Lodge of France. He is currently Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Arab Masonic Council, World Grand Master of the Grand Orient Arab, High Dignitary of the International Sovereign Shrine of the Egyptian Rites of Memphis-Misraïm and member of the Directorate of the World Masonic Union of the 33rd degree of the AASR.Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Paul, Grand Cross and Grand Commander of the Order of Lafayette, he is also a Knight of the Order of the Temple and of the Order of Malta-Grand Priory of Russia.He is the author of several books on Freemasonry and on religious esotericism.
Book Synopsis The Tawhid Faith: Stories, lessons and prayers by :
Download or read book The Tawhid Faith: Stories, lessons and prayers written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Druzes by : Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin
Download or read book The Druzes written by Nejla M. Abu Izzeddin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 276 pages. 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.
