TY - BOOK AU - Hitti,Philip K. TI - The Origins of the Druze People and Religion With Extracts from Their Sacred Writings T2 - Columbia University Oriental Studies SN - 9780231939041 AV - DS94.8.D8 H5 U1 - 297 PY - 1928///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - Druzes KW - HISTORY / Middle East / General KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/hitt93904 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231896016.jpg ER -