The Israeli Druze community in transition
Subtitle: between tradition and modernity
By: by Randa Khair Abbas and Deborah Court
Contributors: Court, Deborah, author
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781527566729
Subjects: Druzes; Modern Civilization; Technological innovations; Religious aspects; Religion and civilization
Description: While there are books that describe the history and traditions of the Druze as an ethnic and religious group, this is the first and only academic book of its kind. It gives voice to the Israeli Druze, through in-depth interviews with 120 people, 60 young adults and 60 of their parents' generation. How is this traditional group, bound together through the centuries by their secret religion and strong value system, dealing with modernization? What contradictions and continuity come to light in the stories of this people during a time of transition?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.