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Damascus And Its People
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Author : Mrs. Mackintosh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Damascus And Its People written by Mrs. Mackintosh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with History categories.
Damascus And Its People Sketches Of Modern Life In Syria
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Author : Mackintosh
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-02-15
Damascus And Its People Sketches Of Modern Life In Syria written by Mackintosh and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-15 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Damascus And Its People
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Author : Mrs. Mackintosh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-19
Damascus And Its People written by Mrs. Mackintosh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-19 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Damascus and Its People: Sketches of Modern Life in Syria Damascus is one of the very few ancient cities of the world that still retain anything of their former greatness. Nineveh and Babylon are buried in ruins, and Tyre is now a small fishing village; but Damascus, boasting of an antiquity of 4,000 years, is still a prosperous city, with a large, industrious and lively population. It has associations with great names in the past, and a busy, stirring life in the present; it is a city of ancient art and of modem activity, peopled by men of various races and of various creeds, in themselves a study of more abiding interest than the 'blades, ' the 'damasks' and the 'roses' with which the name of Damascus is commonly connected. It is with the present that this little volume is mainly occupied. No attempt has been made to give any historical sketch of this long-surviving city; my chief desire has been to awaken fresh interest in its present inhabitants, with many of whom a residence of seven years in Damascus has given me opportunities of forming an intimate acquaintance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Damascus And Its People
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Author : MacKintosh
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Damascus And Its People written by MacKintosh and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXI. EACES AND RELIGIONS. By W. Mackintosh. The language of Syria is one--Arabic; a language probably as old as the time of Isbmael, the father of the Arabs, and up to the present time almost unchanged, written in beautiful characters of its own, resembling Hebrew in its construction and roots; but the races and phases of religion are many and complex. The growing and predominant class of the people of Syria are the Mohammedans, * who include a variety of sects and races. 1st.--The Sunnites are the leading and orthodox sect of Mohammedans. They embrace a number of different races, which in some instances keep distinct and apart, but in some of the large towns mingle and amalgamate so that it would be impossible to analyze them. Take Damascus for example--when the MoslemArab invading armies took the city in the beginning of the seventh century, its Christian inhabitants would have been Syrians, mixed with a certain amount of Greek and Roman blood. Most of them were proselytized to Mohammedanism by the sword of their Arab conquerors, who not only imposed upon them their religion, but also their language, and from hence* Muhammad is the correct Arabic spelling of the Prophet's forth settled among them, and in time they became a new but amalgamated element in this already compound race. Afterwards, the doors opened by Mohammedan polygamy, allowed a further variety of mixture, such as the Turkish, Circassian, and no doubt, in the towns of Palestine, some of the Crusader element. All this may be seen illustrated in some of the famous ruins of Syria--say Baalbek, where may be seen in the ground layers of the walls, the massive foundations laid by the Phoenicians 3,000 or 4,000 years ago, and overlying them, or mixed up with them, pieces..
Damascus And Its People
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Author : MRS. MACKINTOSH
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Damascus And Its People written by MRS. MACKINTOSH and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Damascus And Its People
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Author : Mackintosh
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Damascus And Its People written by Mackintosh and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with categories.
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Damascus
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-02-06
Damascus written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-06 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Damascus' history *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Nicolaus of Damascus, in the fourth book of his History, says thus: 'Abraham reigned at Damascus, being a foreigner, who came with an army out of the land above Babylon, called the land of the Chaldeans: but, after a long time, he got him up, and removed from that country also, with his people, and went into the land then called the land of Canaan, but now the land of Judea, and this when his posterity were become a multitude; as to which posterity of his, we relate their history in another work. Now the name of Abraham is even still famous in the country of Damascus; and there is shown a village named from him, The Habitation of Abraham.'" - Josephus "In Damascus there is a mosque that has no equal in the world, not one with such fine proportion, nor one so solidly constructed, nor one vaulted so securely, nor one more marvellously laid out, nor one so admirably decorated in gold mosaics and diverse designs, with enamelled tiles and polished marbles." - Muhammad al-Idrisi, 1154 Throughout history, Syria has been dominated not by one great city but by two. Aside from Aleppo to the north, the religious and commercial metropolis of Damascus has been a place desired by the powerful. For thousands of years the Phoenicians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, Christians, and Muslims all vied for control of the city. Damascus has many important architectural sites dating from almost all eras of its history, and vestiges of the past have existed and been valued in Damascus throughout its existence. The history of Damascus from the Byzantine period to the 12th century is particularly fascinating, in terms of its role as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and the changes that it experienced when the Abbasid Caliphate and Seljuk dynasty came to power. At Damascus, the vibrant capital of modern Syria, one can experience the passion and spirituality of the many faiths that have coexisted in Syria for centuries. The stories of Damascus are a living embodiment of the age of Islamic renaissance; the city has one of the oldest and most important mosques in the world, and it has a vibrant history linked to the rise of Islam in the region. The Umayyad Mosque is a wonderful illustration of the continuity of sacred sites in the city through the millennia. Although it has never been subjected to an archaeological investigation, this was probably the site of a temple of the Semitic thunder god Haddad, and it was certainly the site of the Roman cult of Jupiter following the amalgamation of Haddad with the Roman god, typical of the syncretic approach that the Romans took to foreign religions. It was also certainly the site of the Christian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist; in fact, it may be surprising to learn that the relics of St. John the Baptist are held within this mosque, and are revered by Muslims and Christians alike. Christians make up about 10 percent of the population, with the remainder being mostly Muslim. A number of Christian holy sites relating to the conversion and work of St. Paul - who is considered by many to be the main founder of the Christian church after Jesus - can be found in Damascus. The longstanding tolerance and respect between people of different faiths in Syria is a noteworthy feature of this exceptional city. Damascus: The History and Legacy of the Syrian Capital from Antiquity to Today examines the tumultuous history of one of the most important places in the Middle East. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Damascus like never before.
My House In Damascus
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Author : Diana Darke
language : en
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
My House In Damascus written by Diana Darke and has been published by Haus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
The ongoing conflict in Syria has made clear just how limited the general knowledge of Syrian society and history is in the West. For those watching the headlines and wondering what led the nation to this point, and what might come next, this book is a perfect place to start developing a deeper understanding. Based on decades of living and working in Syria, My House in Damascus offers an inside view of Syria’s cultural and complex religious and ethnic communities. Diana Darke, a fluent Arabic speaker who moved to Damascus in 2004 after decades of regular visits, details the ways that the Assad regime, and its relationship to the people, differs from the regimes in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya—and why it was thus always less likely to collapse quickly, even in the face of widespread unrest and violence. Through the author’s firsthand experiences of buying and restoring a house in the old city of Damascus, which she later offered as a sanctuary to friends, Darke presents a clear picture of the realities of life on the ground and what hope there is for Syria’s future.
Damascus
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Author : Ross Burns
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-06-11
Damascus written by Ross Burns and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-11 with History categories.
Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs and original plans, traces the story of this colourful, significant and complex place through its physical development and provides, for the first time in English, a compelling and unique exploration of a.
My Syrian Diary A Memoir Of The Land The People And Geopolitics
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Author : Soumen Ray
language : en
Publisher: Prowess Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-30
My Syrian Diary A Memoir Of The Land The People And Geopolitics written by Soumen Ray and has been published by Prowess Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Political Science categories.
Among all other countries in the West Asia, Syria was the most tranquil one. There was a civil war in its neighbouring country, Lebanon for more than fifteen years. The Palestinians with various militant groups have ben attacking Israel on a continuous basis and the Israeli Defence Force punishing them regularly for their mischievous acts. Iraq on its eastern border, under the worst Arab dictator, was being punished by the international community. On top of these, Syria’s own relations with the mainstream Arab countries in general and, with the West in particular, were frosty. But in Syria the people were leading a normal peaceful life under the leadership of enigmatic President---Hafez al-Assad. The country’s economy was doing well. He ensured that Syria was never in the list of “regime change” of the US and its allies. While there was opposition to his authoritarian rule, it did not affect the social and political fabric of Syria. What went wrong immediately after his death? How his politically novice son and successor, Bashar al-Assad started committing one after another grave mistakes, took self destructive political moves, joined hands with international pariah militant groups to safeguard his position at the cost of Syria and ruined the peaceful oasis? How a secular country where people of different religious faiths living for hundreds of years with perfect harmony and peace, became the hub of militant Islamic fundamentalists and one of the “most dangerous places on the earth”? To provide a perspective to that, I wrote “My Syrian Diary”. I had served as an Indian diplomat in the Middle east for more than a decade. My three years’ tour of duty at the Indian Embassy, Damascus, gave me an excellent opportunity to know the country, its people and the geopolitics of the region.