Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1934. / Lithoprinted.

The thesis attempts to set out the doctrines of Ḥamza b. 'Alī al-Zūzanī, the earliest and most essential teachings of the Druze religion, and to indicate some of the ways in which they are related to Ismā'ilism, the source from which the Druze religion springs. The major part of the thesis is thus an edition of Ḥamza's writings, together with the writings of his lieutenant, Ismā'il b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī and a few other pieces by the Imām al-Ḥākim and others, forming in all the first two of the six volumes of the Druze scriptures. Together with this edition is a preface; two introductory sections, one historical, one textual; a summary in English of the edited epistles and, finally, a glossary and index and bibliography. The preface considers the present state of Druze studies and gives a brief outline of the contents of the thesis. [Continued in text ...]

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Philosophie--Paris 4, 2005. Titre de soutenance : Dieu personnel et impersonnalité de l'absolu selon Çankara et dans le Tawhīd. / Bibliogr. p. 211-214. Glossaire. Index.

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Université catholique de Louvain, 1989. / Bibliogr. p. XIX-XXXV.

A revision of the author's Thesis (master's)--al-Jāmiʻah al-Lubnānīyah, 1982. / Title on added t.p.: Pages memorables de l'histoire de druzes en Syrie et au Liban (1685-1927). Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-489) and index.

A revision of the author's Thesis (master's)--al-Jāmiʻah al-Lubnānīyah, 1982. / Title on added t.p.: Pages memorables de l'histoire de druzes en Syrie et au Liban (1685-1927). Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-489) and index.

The focus of this research was to obtain, specifically, data on the marriage customs of the Druze in the Shouf Mountains of southeastern Lebanon. Ten Druze informants were selected and classified according to sex, age, marital status and religious status (sheik/sheika). A detailed questionnaire was designed to use during the interviews with these informants. However, after two interviews, it became apparent that a variable questionnaire was necessary to take advantage of the new, richly-detailed, cultural information that emerged with each informant. New questions were developed, in the field, to reflect and gather this new ethnographic data on Druze marriage customs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 136-152).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T19:20:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nadjala Ghabar.pdf: 4396222 bytes, checksum: 9245863b69d6e95ca898bb1eb0de3d6d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research refers to the presence of the Druzism in Brazil, specificallly in the Lar Druzo Brasileiro de São Paulo , one of the representative institutions of the Druze community in the country. This work aims at knowing the history of this institution as well as identifying the elements which characterize it as a reference in the formation of Druze s identity in Brazil. This work has been divided in three chapter. In the first one entitled The Druzism , has been rescued the history of religion since its origins until nowadays. Subsequently, it is presented the elements of the organization, doctrine and practices that characterize this religious tradition. In the second chapter, entitled Lar Druzo Brasileiro, from past to present , it is rescued the history of this institution, as well as the actions that promote the practice of identity among peers in a Durze community. And finally, in the third chapter, entitled "O papel do Lar Druzo Brasileiro à luz dos depoimentos da própria comunidade" which discusses the role of the LDB in the Druze identity formating towards its members / Esta pesquisa se refere à presença do druzismo no Brasil, especificamente no Lar Druzo Brasileiro de São Paulo, uma das instituições representativas da comunidade druza no país. O objetivo deste trabalho é conhecer a história dessa instituição, bem como identificar os elementos que a caracterizam como uma comunidade-referência na formação da identidade druza no Brasil. Esta dissertação é composta por três capítulos. No primeiro capítulo "O Druzismo" é recuperada a história da religião, desde suas origens até assumir a forma como a conhecemos. Posteriormente, são apresentados os elementos da organização, da doutrina e das práticas que caracterizam essa tradição religiosa. No segundo capítulo "Lar Druzo Brasileiro, do passado ao presente , é feito um resgate da história dessa instituição, bem como das ações que promovem o exercício da identidade druza entre os pares da comunidade. Para finalizar, o terceiro capítulo "O papel do Lar Druzo Brasileiro à luz dos depoimentos da própria comunidade" discute o papel que o LDB ocupa na formatação da identidade druza para seus membros

La communauté druze est l'une des minorités religieuses les plus fascinantes du Proche-Orient. Longtemps le caractère secret de leur religion a alimenté les fantasmes des voyageurs occidentaux et suscité accusations et pamphlets de la part de leurs voisins arabes. Aujourd'hui, cette minorité répartie entre le Liban, la Syrie et Israël soulève des interrogations plus politiques puisque loin d'avoir formulé des revendications à caractère nationaliste, chaque communauté a développé une attitude distincte vis-à-vis de l'Etat dans lequel elle est insérée. Cet ouvrage, qui propose une analyse de l'organisation sociale dans la communauté druze israélienne, renouvelle les perspectives d'étude sur les minorités religieuses au Proche-Orient en montrant comment il est possible de constituer et de perpétuer une spécificité sans revendiquer une identité nationale. Le caractère novateur de ce travail est d'avoir reconsidéré les relations entre le politique et le religieux dans cette communauté en soulignant qu'il n'y a ni une simple séparation, ni au contraire une totale imbrication entre ces deux domaines, mais des formes d'interconnexion qui varient selon le niveau de réalité dans lequel elles se manifestent. Si au niveau local, les hommes politiques et les personnages religieux se distinguent, au niveau global de la communauté, un seul personnage, le chef spirituel détient à la fois une fonction religieuse et une fonction politique qui lui permet de définir les limites de sa communauté et d'en être le guide. Le grand intérêt de cette contribution est aussi de montrer que la religion n'est pas simplement affaire de croyance , de dogme ou de Loi, mais qu'elle s'inscrit dans des structures d'interaction sociale. A la différence d'autres religions communautaires qui jouent sur les rites commémoratifs de leur fondation et qui développent des exégèses élaborées sur les textes sacrés, la religion druze privilégie l'action répétée de ses membres comme mode de perpétuation de son identité.