Allah has spoken to us: we must keep silent.' In the folds of secrecy, the Holy Book of the Druze
This article explores the cultural dynamics of bond and separateness created around the Book of Wisdom (kitâb ?l-?ikma), the Druze Holy Book. The Text, unrevealable to Druze non-believers or foreigners, is shrouded in a collective pact to keep quiet'. I assert that this alliance aims to protec...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2018]
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| In: |
Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-197 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Druzes
/ Holy books
/ Secrecy
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Druze
B Word B Sacred Text B Israel B Body B Secrecy |
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Volltext (Verlag) |