Will "Education for Tradition" Be Enough in a Closing Circle of Secrets? The Case of the Israeli Druze

Autor/inn/en	Court, Deborah; Abbas, Randa
Titel	Will "Education for Tradition" Be Enough in a Closing Circle of Secrets? The Case of the Israeli Druze
Quelle	In: Religious Education, 109 (2014) 5, S.489-506 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-3201
DOI	10.1080/00344087.2014.956515
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Religious Cultural Groups; Interviews; Higher Education; Adults; Young Adults; Values; Self Concept; Clothing; Family Relationship; Policy Formation; Religious Factors; Religious Education; Attitudes; Beliefs; Semi Structured Interviews; Personal Narratives; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Wertbegriff; Selbstkonzept; Kleidung; Politische Betätigung; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Belief; Glaube; Erlebniserzählung
Abstract	This article reports some of the results of interviews with 120 Israeli Druze, 60 middle-aged adults and 60 young adults, regarding values, views of the Druze community, and personal identity. All participants expressed commitment to and love for traditional Druze values of familial respect, respect for others, modesty in dress and behavior, and commitment to Druze beliefs about one, all-powerful God and the reincarnation of Druze souls within the Druze community. Because the Druze religion is secret, open for study only to those Druze who live according to the letter of the religious law, most Druze today are not religious, defining themselves as traditional. Education in Druze values, mostly in the family, is the extent of their religious education. Most participants expressed a need for there to be some religious concessions made by the sheiks who set and enforce religious policy, in order that more people may pursue higher education and work outside the village and also study the inner secrets of their religion. Without this the Druze religion may be in danger. Connection is drawn between the Druze and other traditional religious societies. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10