| Description |
1 online resource (liv, 209 pages) : maps |
| Series |
The A to Z guide series ; no. 53 |
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A to Z guides ; 53.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Druze Communities in the Middle East; Druze Towns and Villages in Lebanon; Druze Towns and Villages in Syria; Druze Towns and Villages in Israel; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendixes; A: The Fatimids; B: The Buhturis; C: The Ma'nis; D: The Shihabis; Bibliography; About the Author |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Druzes. ©2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-208) |
| Notes |
English |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Druzes -- History -- Dictionaries
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Druzes.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Druzes
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| Genre/Form |
dictionaries.
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Dictionaries
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History
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Swayd, Samy S.
Historical dictionary of the Druzes.
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| ISBN |
9780810870024 |
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0810870029 |
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1299356370 |
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9781299356375 |
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