Samy Swayd teaches world religions, religious diversity, comparative mysticism, and spirituality and the ecology at San Diego State University (SDSU). In 1998, he established the Institute of Druze Studies (IDS) as an academic non-profit organization and two years later inaugurated an occasional scholarly publication, the Journal of Druze Studies (JDS).

• Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgments Reader's Note Acronyms and AbbreviationsMapsDruze Communities in the Middle EastDruze Towns and Villages in Lebanon Druze Towns and Villages in Syria Druze Towns and Villages in IsraelChronology Introduction THE DICTIONARYAppendixesA. The FatimisB. The BuhturisC. The Ma‘nisD. The ShihabisBibliographyAbout the Author

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Samy Swayd teaches world religions, religious diversity, comparative mysticism, and spirituality and the ecology at San Diego State University (SDSU). In 1998, he established the Institute of Druze Studies (IDS) as an academic non-profit organization and two years later inaugurated an occasional scholarly publication, the Journal of Druze Studies (JDS).

• Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgments Reader's Note Acronyms and AbbreviationsMapsDruze Communities in the Middle EastDruze Towns and Villages in Lebanon Druze Towns and Villages in Syria Druze Towns and Villages in IsraelChronology Introduction THE DICTIONARYAppendixesA. The FatimisB. The BuhturisC. The Ma‘nisD. The ShihabisBibliographyAbout the Author

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Samy Swayd teaches world religions, religious diversity, comparative mysticism, and spirituality and the ecology at San Diego State University (SDSU). In 1998, he established the Institute of Druze Studies (IDS) as an academic non-profit organization and two years later inaugurated an occasional scholarly publication, the Journal of Druze Studies (JDS).

• Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgments Reader's Note Acronyms and AbbreviationsMapsDruze Communities in the Middle EastDruze Towns and Villages in Lebanon Druze Towns and Villages in Syria Druze Towns and Villages in IsraelChronology Introduction THE DICTIONARYAppendixesA. The FatimisB. The BuhturisC. The Ma‘nisD. The ShihabisBibliographyAbout the Author

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