Thesis
The origins of the Druze religion
- Alternative title:
- an edition of Ḥamza's writings and an analysis of his doctrine
- Abstract:
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The thesis attempts to set out the doctrines of Ḥamza b. 'Alī al-Zūzanī, the earliest and most essential teachings of the Druze religion, and to indicate some of the ways in which they are related to Ismā'ilism, the source from which the Druze religion springs.
The major part of the thesis is thus an edition of Ḥamza's writings, together with the writings of his lieutenant, Ismā'il b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī and a few other pieces by the Imām al-Ḥākim and others, forming in all the firs...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1972
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English and Arabic
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602326712
- Source identifiers:
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602326713 and 602326712
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Bryer, David R.W.
- Copyright date:
- 1972
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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