{"product_id":"the-druze-and-their-faith-in-tawhid-paperback-softback-9780815638483","title":"The Druze and Their Faith in Tawhid (Paperback \/ softback) 9780815638483","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Druze and Their Faith in Tawhid\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnis Obeid (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780815638483\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages, 1 image\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eObeid’s work will receive deep appreciation and high readership by the  majority of Druze in the West and other immigrants of Middle Eastern  origins.\" - Intisar Azzam, author of \u003cem\u003eChange for Continuity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is above all a plea directed to all Druze, East and West, to take up the task of fundamental reform....The work’s eight chapters are accompanied by an excellent bibliography.\" -\u003cem\u003e Choice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs a small sect that emerged from Islam over a thousand years ago,  the Druze religion and society has long been cloaked in a tradition of  secrecy. Veiled from the outside world, the religious tenets have been  vulnerable to distortion, misunderstanding, and misrepresentation. In  this book Dr. Anis Obeid, a Druze layman, provides a penetrating  analysis of Druze scriptures and beliefs (Tawhid). Presenting a  chronological narrative of the foundation and development of the faith,  he explains the historical conditions and religious rationale behind  this closed religion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Druze faith is the product of Abrahamic monotheism as it coalesced  with other philosophies, belief systems, and political structures of the  West and the East and, as Obeid maintains, should be recognized for its  core  monotheism, and not fundamentally different from Judaism,  Christianity, or Islam. He argues convincingly, with examples and  translations from the Druze scriptures, only now accessible to a  non-initiate public, that Tawhid is a progressive and dynamic spiritual  process based on freedom of choice. This rich exploration of their  faith, the author’s appeal for a sincere cultural dialogue will resonate  with a wide audience  in the West and in the Middle East.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523155882264,"sku":"9780815638483","price":22.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-druze-and-their-faith-in-tawhid-paperback-softback-9780815638483","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}