Title
Druze people during Mount Lebanon civil war
Caption
Druzes during Mount Lebanon civil war.
Group of Druze people outside Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon, during the Mount Lebanon civil war. The Druze are an esoteric ethnoreligious group originating in Western Asia who revere Moses' father-in-law Jethro of Midian, as their spiritual founder and chief prophet. In 1860 the Mount Lebanon civil war erupted between the Druze and Maronites, beginning as a rebellion of Maronite peasants against their Druze overlords. During the fighting, the town of Deir el-Qamar was set ablaze and destroyed.
Illustration published on : "Le Tour du Monde", Paris, 1861
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO17A00_046
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,5Mb (3,9Mb) / 8,9in x 12,0in / 2663 x 3614 (300dpi)