{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Religion","slug":"let-s-talk-religion-4777682","podcast_index_feed_id":4777682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed","website_url":"https://youtube.com/c/LetsTalkReligion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1660584278871-343f2c79c17b989b43e24dd5ea025270.jpeg","author":"Filip Holm","episode_count":179,"summary":"This podcast aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find episodes discussing the big religions of the world and historical overviews of important figures from different religious traditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:18:06.212729+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682"},"episode":{"title":"Who are the Druze?","slug":"who-are-the-druze","published_at":"2025-09-18T10:40:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/who-are-the-druze","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lets-talk-religion/episodes/who-are-the-druze2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/e/68cbe180d8e2a59e39a2dbd8/media.mp3","summary":"Who are the Druze? In this video, we explore the history, culture, and beliefs of the Druze people — a small but influential religious community mainly found in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Find me and my music here: https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Sources/Recommended Reading: Betts, Robert Brenton (2009). \"The Druze\". Yale University Press. Daftary, Farhad (2007). \"The Isma'ilis: Their history and doctrines\". Cambridge University Press. Firro, Kais M. (2011). \"The Druze Faith: Origin, Development and Interpretation\". Arabica 58 (2011) 76-99. Brill. Hirschberg, H.Z. (1981). \"The Druzes\". In \"Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and conflict (ed. Arberry, A.J. & Beckingham, C.F.), vol 2. Cambridge University Press. Hitti, Philip K. (2007). \"The Origins of the Druze People and Religion: With Extracts from their Sacred Writings.\" Saqi Books. Hodgson, Marshall G.S. (1962). \"Al-Darazi and Hamza in the Origins of the Druze Religion\". Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol 82, No. 1. Walker, Paul E. (2010). \"Caliph of Cairo: Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, 996-1021\". The American University in Cairo Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who are the Druze? In this video, we explore the history, culture, and beliefs of the Druze people — a small but influential religious community mainly fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/episodes/who-are-the-druze/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/who-are-the-druze.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}