Circassian Religion Spirituality Websites

Circassian's belief system   - Details

Since time immemorial, the Circassian native tribes did not follow a script or a holy book, nor erected praying temples, but rather, they have formed an unwritten philosophy based on their collective outlook on life, and worshiped in the arms of natur

The Georgians and Circassians: The Assimilated Christians   - Details

The position of the Georgians in the Iranian army was as important as the position of the Armenians in the Iranian economy. In order to circumscribe the power of the Turkmens, the Safavid monarchs enrolled Georgian soldiers and appointed them to the highest military po

Circassian Religion.   - Details

The Circassians are an ethnic group originally from the northwest Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, but are now more numerous in Turkey and the Middle East than in Russia. The Circassian are comprised of a number of tribes. Among the better known ones are the Cherkess, Kabardins, Ubykhs and Adyghes

Religion in Circassia   - Details

Religion in Circassia refers to religious presence in historical Circassia and modern-day Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar Krai and Karachai-Cherkessia. The majority of ethnic Circassians today are Muslim while a minority retain Orthodox Christian or pagan beliefs. (en)

Traditional Beliefs Concerning Health and Illness Among Members of the Circassian Community i   - Details

To understand the cultural context of illness in a homogeneous ethnic community, the Circassians. This is the first study of health perceptions and beliefs among Circassians. The Circassians arrived in Palestine from the Caucasus Mountain region more

Cultural reification in circassian diaspora   - Details

Contemporary diaspora identities differ to a certain extent from conventional forms of diasporic formations in the sense that the former are no longer characterised by the overwhelming wish to return.

The Circassian Identity across Borders and Categorizations   - Details

“Vicielitcia kouda oukajout ili perecelitcia v Tourstsiou” (“You will settle where you are told to or you will emigrate to Turkey”). These are the words Tsar Alexander II delivered to the delegation of Circassian tribes, then subjects of the Ottoman Empire, after the Russian Empire conquered the Caucasus

How do Circassians approach Islam?   - Details

was flipping through some books about Circassian history at the library the other day and found this passage: Conflict between adat (customary law) and shariat (Islamic canon law) seldom reached serious dimensions among Circassian

Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance: T   - Details

Circassians were Christians. Before that, they predominantly followed their Circassian ethnic religion, worshipping the Higher Mind, the Mighty Tha.

Traditional Beliefs concerning Health and Illness among Members of the Circassian Community in Israel   - Details

o understand the cultural context of illness in a homogeneous ethnic community, the Circassians. This is the first study of health perceptions and beliefs among Circassians

Circassians, Descendants of Russian Muslims, Fight for Identity in Israel   - Details

KFAR KAMA, Israel — A small community of Circassians, descendants of Russian Muslims of the Caucasus who were brought here by the Ottoman Turks in the 19th Century to help rule Palestine, is struggling in this picturesque Galilee village to retain its cultural identity in the face of natural pressures of assimilation into Jewish society.

The Israeli Circassians: non-Arab Arabs   - Details

One day, I was at the tahana merkazit [central bus station] in Jerusalem with Mussa and we went through the metal detector. They let him go through but when it was my turn, they asked for my identity card

Circassians - Religion and Expressive Culture   - Details

Religious Beliefs. The Circassians in the Middle East are all Muslims of the majority Sunni sect. Islam spread late into the northern Caucasus, after the sixteenth century, although a largely syncretic form of Islam, including Christian and local beliefs, continued to be practiced.

Featured The Circassians: Meet the Muslim Community That Fights for Israel   - Details

Who are the Circassians? What is their community’s history in the Land of Israel and the unique role they play in the modern State of Israel? In late December 2022, the United Nations World Tourism Organization named 32 villages around the world as “tourist villages,” highlighting locales that invite international tourism while also maintaining local traditions and customs.

Adyghe (Circassian) Religiosity and its Reproduction in Contemporary Prose   - Details

Article considers Adyghe (Circassian) religiosity and its reproduction in contemporary prose. Conducted study and a variety of problems in this case are rare, besides, almost complete cancellation of any research activity in today's Russia is known

Circassian Religious Chants   - Details

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WORLD RELIGIONS IN CIRCASSIA   - Details

The first appeared of Orthodoxy in Circassia. For the first time Christianity as such appears in the western Caucasus around the 1st century, ie at the very beginning of its spread.

Circassian Religion and Beliefs   - Details

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