The Origins of the Druze People and Religion With Extracts from Their Sacred Writings / / Philip K. Hitti.
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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1928] ©1928 |
Year of Publication: | 1928 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Columbia University Oriental Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword / Gottheil, Richard
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- I. A Unique and Secret Sect
- II. Social and Historical Development
- III. Racial Origins
- IV. The Persian Origin of the Druzes
- V. Druze Theology and Its Sources
- VI. Dogmas and Precepts
- VII. Folklore
- Appendices: Containing Extracts from the Druze Sacred Writings
- Index
- Map