Druze community in Lebanon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Druze_community_in_Lebanon

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:conversionPolicy	no conversion allowed
gptkbp:coreBelief	reincarnation esoteric monotheism philosophical secrecy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Lebanon
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Israel gptkb:Jordan gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:distinctFrom	gptkb:Shia_Muslims gptkb:Sunni_Muslims gptkb:Maronite_Christians
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:hasReligiousSite	gptkb:Khalwat
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Lebanese_Civil_War gptkb:Mountain_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	gptkb:Ottoman_Empire gptkb:French_Mandate_of_Lebanon gptkb:Lebanese_independence gptkb:Emirate_of_Mount_Lebanon
gptkbp:holiday	gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Druze community in Lebanon
gptkbp:intermarriagePolicy	discouraged with non-Druze
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:minorityStatus	recognized religious minority
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Arslan_family gptkb:Jumblatt_family gptkb:Abillama_family gptkb:Hamadeh_family gptkb:Talhouk_family
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Talal_Arslan Walid Jumblatt
gptkbp:notableTown	gptkb:Hasbaya gptkb:Aley gptkb:Chouf gptkb:Rashaya gptkb:Baakline
gptkbp:origin	11th century
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation	8 seats in Lebanese Parliament
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Lebanese_Democratic_Party gptkb:Progressive_Socialist_Party
gptkbp:populationEstimate	about 5% of Lebanon's population
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Mount_Lebanon gptkb:Hasbaya gptkb:Aley gptkb:Chouf gptkb:Rashaya
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Druze_faith
gptkbp:religiousLeader	gptkb:Sheikh_al-Aql
gptkbp:sacredText	gptkb:Epistles_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:socialStructure	closed community
gptkbp:traditionalDress	distinctive white turban (for men) modest dress (for women)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Amir_Shakib_Arslan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7