Who are the Druze and how did they come about? They seem to be quite distinct from other Muslims and Wikipedia has surprisingly little information on them.

by skourby
thedesperaterun

I don’t have my books in front of me to answer this question directly, but a previous response I’ve posted on this sub might tide you over.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6rxkdo/how_do_the_druze_explain_the_violence_of_caliph/dl8ri2o/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf