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Origins of the Druze People and Religion
21 chapters English Public domain
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The Druze, who primarily live in Lebanon, Syria and Israel, have a mysterious religion which has been the subject of much speculation over the centuries. In the 19th century manuscript copies of their religious literature were spirited away to collections in Europe and the United States, and scholars were finally able to access them. This monograph by the distinguished Arabist, Philip K. Hitti, written in the early 20th century, covers the literature on the origin and history of the Druze, and includes a few samples of their sacred literature.
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21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Plates 03 Foreword 04 Preface 05 Table of Contents 06 Chapter I. A Unique and Secret Sect 07 Chapter II. Social and Historical Development 08 Chapter III. Racial Origins 09 Chapter IV. The Persian Origin of the Druzes 10 Chapter V. Druze Theology and Its Sources 11 Chapter VI. Dogmas and Precepts 12 Chapter VII. Folklore 13 Appendix A. Covenant of Induction Into the Religion of the Ruler of the Age 14 Appendix B. Al-Ḥākim's Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Wine 15 Appendix C: Excerpt From the Charter Found Posted on the Walls of the Mosques on the Occasion of the Disappearance of Our Lord Al-Imām Al-Ḥākim 16 Appendix D. Excerpt From the Epistle Entitled Al-Qusṭanṭīniyyah Addressed by Bahā’-al-Dīn to the Byzantine Emperor Constantine 17 Appendix E: Excerpt From Bahā’-al-Dīn's Epistle Entitled Christianity 18 Appendix F. Exhortations And Prayers By Al-Sayyid ‘Abdullāh Al-Tanūkhi 19 Index 20 Map 21 Special Pages: Errata
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Origins of the Druze People and Religion
21 chapters English Public domain
About this book
The Druze, who primarily live in Lebanon, Syria and Israel, have a mysterious religion which has been the subject of much speculation over the centuries. In the 19th century manuscript copies of their religious literature were spirited away to collections in Europe and the United States, and scholars were finally able to access them. This monograph by the distinguished Arabist, Philip K. Hitti, written in the early 20th century, covers the literature on the origin and history of the Druze, and includes a few samples of their sacred literature.
Table of contents
21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Plates 03 Foreword 04 Preface 05 Table of Contents 06 Chapter I. A Unique and Secret Sect 07 Chapter II. Social and Historical Development 08 Chapter III. Racial Origins 09 Chapter IV. The Persian Origin of the Druzes 10 Chapter V. Druze Theology and Its Sources 11 Chapter VI. Dogmas and Precepts 12 Chapter VII. Folklore 13 Appendix A. Covenant of Induction Into the Religion of the Ruler of the Age 14 Appendix B. Al-Ḥākim's Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Wine 15 Appendix C: Excerpt From the Charter Found Posted on the Walls of the Mosques on the Occasion of the Disappearance of Our Lord Al-Imām Al-Ḥākim 16 Appendix D. Excerpt From the Epistle Entitled Al-Qusṭanṭīniyyah Addressed by Bahā’-al-Dīn to the Byzantine Emperor Constantine 17 Appendix E: Excerpt From Bahā’-al-Dīn's Epistle Entitled Christianity 18 Appendix F. Exhortations And Prayers By Al-Sayyid ‘Abdullāh Al-Tanūkhi 19 Index 20 Map 21 Special Pages: Errata
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Origins of the Druze People and Religion
21 chapters English Public domain
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The Druze, who primarily live in Lebanon, Syria and Israel, have a mysterious religion which has been the subject of much speculation over the centuries. In the 19th century manuscript copies of their religious literature were spirited away to collections in Europe and the United States, and scholars were finally able to access them. This monograph by the distinguished Arabist, Philip K. Hitti, written in the early 20th century, covers the literature on the origin and history of the Druze, and includes a few samples of their sacred literature.
Table of contents
21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Plates 03 Foreword 04 Preface 05 Table of Contents 06 Chapter I. A Unique and Secret Sect 07 Chapter II. Social and Historical Development 08 Chapter III. Racial Origins 09 Chapter IV. The Persian Origin of the Druzes 10 Chapter V. Druze Theology and Its Sources 11 Chapter VI. Dogmas and Precepts 12 Chapter VII. Folklore 13 Appendix A. Covenant of Induction Into the Religion of the Ruler of the Age 14 Appendix B. Al-Ḥākim's Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Wine 15 Appendix C: Excerpt From the Charter Found Posted on the Walls of the Mosques on the Occasion of the Disappearance of Our Lord Al-Imām Al-Ḥākim 16 Appendix D. Excerpt From the Epistle Entitled Al-Qusṭanṭīniyyah Addressed by Bahā’-al-Dīn to the Byzantine Emperor Constantine 17 Appendix E: Excerpt From Bahā’-al-Dīn's Epistle Entitled Christianity 18 Appendix F. Exhortations And Prayers By Al-Sayyid ‘Abdullāh Al-Tanūkhi 19 Index 20 Map 21 Special Pages: Errata
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