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The Road from Damascus: A Journey Through Syria with Reflections on Radical Islam, Terrorism, Sunnis, Shi'ites, the Hezbollah and Hamas

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ISBN-13:	9781885942845
Publisher:	Cune Press
Publication date:	02/28/2000
Series:	Bridge Between the Cultures Series
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

	List of Maps & Illustrations	6
	On Arabic	9
	To the Reader	10
I	Temple of Zeinab: A Week in Damascus	17
II	Cham Palace: A Second Week in Damascus	69
III	Heretics: A Week on the Coast	111
IV	Assassins: Two Days' Travel to Masyaf	165
V	Interlude: Three Days in Damascus	191
VI	A Caravan City: Three Weeks in Aleppo	205
VII	Al-Jazira: Two Weeks on the Steppe	275
VIII	Return: A Week in Damascus	333
	2001	349
	Time Line	354
	Acknowledgments	357
	Credits	358
	Bibliography	359
	Index	362

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Editorial Reviews

In a historical moment when the Western world's antennae are zeroed in on all things Middle Eastern, books about that part of the world, such as Scott C. Davis's The Road from Damascus: A Journey through Syria, take on heightened significance. In 1987, five years after the Hama massacre, and with Syria seemingly on the brink of war with Israel, a na ve Davis made his first visit. Fourteen years later he returned to find the country radically different: less militarized, less uneasy, less frightening. Refreshingly candid about his pre-1987 ignorance about the Arab world and about his sometimes overblown but very real fears, Davis chronicles his meetings with Christian, Muslim and Jewish members of all stations of Syrian society, painting a cultural portrait that is vivid, moving and wise in its humble, wide-eyed approach. Photos and maps. ( Dec. 15) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Over a decade ago, Davis, a sometimes carpenter/writer (The World of Patience Gromes), decided to leave family, friends, and job behind in Seattle and travel to Syria for a few months. Concerned friends warned him not to go as he was not an experienced traveler and knew only a few words of Arabic and no French. But he went anyway, first in 1987 and then again in 2001. He visited Roman ruins and Islamic and Christian sites and met artists, intellectuals, smugglers, and mystics, as well as many ordinary Syrians, experiencing their openness and hospitality. At the end of his first visit, Davis met with the patriarch of Antioch, who reminded him that according to the Bible, St. Paul experienced his conversion via a vision of God on the road to Damascus. But, as Davis learned during his second visit to Syria, it is not the vision of God that a seeker receives on the road to Damascus that is important but rather how the seeker puts it into practice in life (i.e., how he or she walks the road from Damascus). While the premise of this travelog is interesting (a novice in Syria), Davis's writing is sometimes plodding, and the text falters. Overall, however, this is a worthwhile addition to most libraries. Lee Arnold, Historical Soc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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In order to understand the changes he encountered in the Syria of 2001, a Seattle-based freelance writer retraces his ten-week 1987 trek through the security state meeting a diverse cross-section of Syrians. Includes maps, b&w photos, and a historical timeline. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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