Kais M Firro
Biographic Data
| ID | 2765368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kais M Firro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kais M |
| FAMILY NAME | Firro |
| SIGNATURE | FIRRO K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Druze Faith
This study examines the basic components of the Druze doctrine which had become crystallized at the beginning of the eleventh century by five dā‘īs (propagators). The study attempts to introduce some new insights for understanding the Druze faith as articulated by its founders and as interpreted by the guwwānī (internal) literature of the Druze ‘uqqāl. Although the Druze doctrine follows Ismaili terminologies and the Ismaili esoteric interpretati…
Ethnicizing the Shi‘is in mandatory Lebanon
Until the end of the Ottoman period, the districts inhabited by the Shi‘is in Jabal ‘Amil and the Biqa‘-Hermel area were integral parts of the Ottoman provinces of Beirut and Damascus, respectively
The Shi‘is in Lebanon
Like the Alawis, Druzes, Isma‘ilis and other Muslim religious communities of the Ottoman Empire, the Shi‘is in Jabal ‘Amil (the southern part of Modern Lebanon) and in the Biqa‘ constituted, until
Druze maqāmāt (Shrines) in Israel
The article traces the use of Druze shrines for Israeli political aims, in particular to encourage Druze separatism vis-a-vis the Arab minority in Israel. Both Druze elites and the Israeli authorities have had an interest in encouraging a new sanctuary cult among the Druzes. While Druze elites were seeking to maintain their leadership through building and rebuilding shrines, the Israeli government found it could make good use of them to promote i…
A History of Modern Palestine
Lebanese Nationalism versus Arabism
Inventing Lebanon
This study examines the history behind an idea: a new polity of “Greater Lebanon”. It shows how, under the powerful influence of the French Mandate, various groups of the local elite attempted to create what amounted to a new Lebanese nationalism, carving the state into Maronite Christian, Sunni and Shiite power bases. The results only accentuated the divisions already inherent in this multi-ethnic and multi-faith society, and were to pave the wa…
Reshaping Druze Particularism in Israel
In order to suppress Arab and Palestinian national sentiments among the Druzes, Israeli policymakers have systematically tried to reshape Druze traditional particularism since 1948 into a Druze identity that is part reconstruction, part invention. In so doing, Israeli government officials, with the help of a coopted Druze elite, are practicing a policy seeking to politicize Druze communal and sectarian dimensions while depoliticizing their noncom…
The Druzes in the Jewish State
Following the war of 1948 Palestine's Druzes became part of the state of Israel. Overwhelmingly rural, they sought to safeguard their community's age-old ethnic independence by holding on to their traditional ethno-religious particularism. Ethnicity and ethnic issues, however, were ready tools for the Zionists in the pursuit of their policy aims vis-à-vis the state's Arab population. Central among these was the cooptation of part of the Druze eli…
A History of the Druzes
Silk and Agrarian Changes in Lebanon, 1860–1914
The production of silk on Mount Lebanon dates back to the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. From his reign in the 7th century until the 19th century, despite fluctuations in the production of silk, Mount Lebanon and parts of the Bekaa valley continued to produce “Syrian silk.” In the latter part of the 19th century, silk production on Mount Lebanon and elsewhere even expanded, as new areas for growing mulberry trees were added along the co…
Marseille et les intérêts français en Égypte, 1870-1913
Dank ihrer fähigen Handelskammer, ihren traditionellen Bindungen zur französischen Kolonie in Ägypten und den Handelsbeziehungen, die sie mit diesem Land unterhielten, spielten die Bewohner von Marseille eine Schlüsselrolle in den französischen Angelegenheiten in Ägypten in dem Moment, als dieses Land unter britische Bezatzung kam. Marseille blieb so das Tor Frankreichs zu den Ländern des Orient
Reshaping Druze Particularism in Israel
In order to suppress Arab and Palestinian national sentiments among the Druzes, Israeli policymakers have systematically tried to reshape Druze traditional particularism since 1948 into a Druze identity that is part reconstruction, part invention. In so doing, Israeli government officials, with the help of a coopted Druze elite, are practicing a policy seeking to politicize Druze communal and sectarian dimensions while depoliticizing their noncom…
Silk and Agrarian Changes in Lebanon, 1860–1914
The production of silk on Mount Lebanon dates back to the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. From his reign in the 7th century until the 19th century, despite fluctuations in the production of silk, Mount Lebanon and parts of the Bekaa valley continued to produce “Syrian silk.” In the latter part of the 19th century, silk production on Mount Lebanon and elsewhere even expanded, as new areas for growing mulberry trees were added along the co…
Lebanese Nationalism versus Arabism
Druze maqāmāt (Shrines) in Israel
The article traces the use of Druze shrines for Israeli political aims, in particular to encourage Druze separatism vis-a-vis the Arab minority in Israel. Both Druze elites and the Israeli authorities have had an interest in encouraging a new sanctuary cult among the Druzes. While Druze elites were seeking to maintain their leadership through building and rebuilding shrines, the Israeli government found it could make good use of them to promote i…
Ethnicizing the Shi‘is in mandatory Lebanon
Until the end of the Ottoman period, the districts inhabited by the Shi‘is in Jabal ‘Amil and the Biqa‘-Hermel area were integral parts of the Ottoman provinces of Beirut and Damascus, respectively
Marseille et les intérêts français en Égypte, 1870-1913
Dank ihrer fähigen Handelskammer, ihren traditionellen Bindungen zur französischen Kolonie in Ägypten und den Handelsbeziehungen, die sie mit diesem Land unterhielten, spielten die Bewohner von Marseille eine Schlüsselrolle in den französischen Angelegenheiten in Ägypten in dem Moment, als dieses Land unter britische Bezatzung kam. Marseille blieb so das Tor Frankreichs zu den Ländern des Orient
Silk and Agrarian Changes in Lebanon, 1860–1914
The production of silk on Mount Lebanon dates back to the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. From his reign in the 7th century until the 19th century, despite fluctuations in the production of silk, Mount Lebanon and parts of the Bekaa valley continued to produce “Syrian silk.” In the latter part of the 19th century, silk production on Mount Lebanon and elsewhere even expanded, as new areas for growing mulberry trees were added along the co…
A History of the Druzes
The Druzes in the Jewish State
Following the war of 1948 Palestine's Druzes became part of the state of Israel. Overwhelmingly rural, they sought to safeguard their community's age-old ethnic independence by holding on to their traditional ethno-religious particularism. Ethnicity and ethnic issues, however, were ready tools for the Zionists in the pursuit of their policy aims vis-à-vis the state's Arab population. Central among these was the cooptation of part of the Druze eli…
Reshaping Druze Particularism in Israel
In order to suppress Arab and Palestinian national sentiments among the Druzes, Israeli policymakers have systematically tried to reshape Druze traditional particularism since 1948 into a Druze identity that is part reconstruction, part invention. In so doing, Israeli government officials, with the help of a coopted Druze elite, are practicing a policy seeking to politicize Druze communal and sectarian dimensions while depoliticizing their noncom…
Inventing Lebanon
This study examines the history behind an idea: a new polity of “Greater Lebanon”. It shows how, under the powerful influence of the French Mandate, various groups of the local elite attempted to create what amounted to a new Lebanese nationalism, carving the state into Maronite Christian, Sunni and Shiite power bases. The results only accentuated the divisions already inherent in this multi-ethnic and multi-faith society, and were to pave the wa…
A History of Modern Palestine
Lebanese Nationalism versus Arabism
Druze maqāmāt (Shrines) in Israel
The article traces the use of Druze shrines for Israeli political aims, in particular to encourage Druze separatism vis-a-vis the Arab minority in Israel. Both Druze elites and the Israeli authorities have had an interest in encouraging a new sanctuary cult among the Druzes. While Druze elites were seeking to maintain their leadership through building and rebuilding shrines, the Israeli government found it could make good use of them to promote i…
Ethnicizing the Shi‘is in mandatory Lebanon
Until the end of the Ottoman period, the districts inhabited by the Shi‘is in Jabal ‘Amil and the Biqa‘-Hermel area were integral parts of the Ottoman provinces of Beirut and Damascus, respectively
The Shi‘is in Lebanon
Like the Alawis, Druzes, Isma‘ilis and other Muslim religious communities of the Ottoman Empire, the Shi‘is in Jabal ‘Amil (the southern part of Modern Lebanon) and in the Biqa‘ constituted, until
The Druze Faith
This study examines the basic components of the Druze doctrine which had become crystallized at the beginning of the eleventh century by five dā‘īs (propagators). The study attempts to introduce some new insights for understanding the Druze faith as articulated by its founders and as interpreted by the guwwānī (internal) literature of the Druze ‘uqqāl. Although the Druze doctrine follows Ismaili terminologies and the Ismaili esoteric interpretati…
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