The Druze Studies
The Druze Studies Project at the University of Kansas is planned as a multi-year project. It has two major components: the Druze Studies Journal and the Druze Studies Reference Portal.
Join the 2025 Druze Conference
2025 Hybrid Bilingual Interdisciplinary Conference: “Druze in the Levant and the Diaspora - Tradition and Modernity”. 16-17 October 2025
Druze Studies Reference Portal
Druze Studies Reference Portal aims to become a digital humanities project for studying Druze culture, literature, and history. The project will delve into the rich and diverse aspects of the Druze while considering their communities in the Middle East and global diasporic communities.
It is still in the early stages of development before applying for external grants. Check out our outcomes as of summer 2025.
Recent news: check out the new journal: Druze Studies Journal (DSJ)
Druze Studies Journal (DSJ) is a peer reviewed open-access interdisciplinary journal that aims to advance scholarly understanding of the Druze communities, including their history, society, and faith.
Druze Studies Journal is a new initiative. The first articles were published online on 18 September 2024.
Druze Studies Journal is a new initiative. The first articles were published online on 18 September 2024.
Druze Studies Reference Portal
Systematic literature reviews on the Druze
The project will publish exhaustive surveys on various scholarship topics and create a comprehensive bibliographic database. We have produced three systematic reviews with more than 150 bibliographic annotations.
A to Z of the Druze
The project aims to create a database of the Druze that will document Druze places, persons, prophets and sages, authors, and literature. The primary function of this database is to be a reference hub for digitally linking research findings and primary sources in the relevant languages. Please check back soon as we develop our plans for the future of this section