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1 online resource (318 pages) |
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Library of modern religion ; 17 |
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Library of modern religion ; 17.
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List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Meeting the Yezidis; Geographical Location and Distribution; 1. Origins, History and Development; Yezidis in Mesopotamia and Anatolia; Yezidis in Syria; Yezidis in Transcaucasia; 2. Religious Belief System; God, Angels and the Trinity; God (Xwedê); Angels; The Peacock Angel (Tawûsî Melek); Sultan Êzi; Sheikh 'Adi; Yezidi Mythology; The Creation of the Cosmos and the Universe; The Creation of Human Beings; Th e Flood; Holy Books; Religious Hierarchy; 3. Religious Practices, Observances and Rituals |
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Haircut, Baptism, Circumcision, Brother of the Hereafter, Marriage, DeathPrayer; Fasting; Pilgrimage; Festivals and Ceremonies; Taboos; 4. Material Culture; Homeland, Landscape, Sacred Places; Places of Worship; The Sanctuary; Mausoleums; Shrines; Th e Baptistery; Caves; Tombstones; 5. Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix I: Yezidi Saints; Appendix II: Genealogy of the Umayyads and Sheikh 'Adi's Family; Appendix III: Genealogy of the Early Shamsani Family; Appendix IV: Yezidi Mausoleums in Northern Iraq; Appendix V: Typology of Mausoleums in Northern Iraq |
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Appendix VI: Typology of Mausoleums in the Republic of ArmeniaGlossary; Notes; Interviews; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Yezidism is a fascinating part of the rich cultural mosaic of the Middle East. Yezidis emerged for the first time in the 12th century in the Kurdish mountains of northern Iraq. Their religion, which has become notorious for its associations with 'devil worship', is in fact an intricate syncretic system of belief, incorporating elements from proto-Indo-European religions, early Persian faiths like Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, Sufism and regional paganism like Mithraism. Birgul Acikyildiz offers a comprehensive appraisal of Yezidi religion, society and culture. Written without presupposing an |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Yezidis -- History
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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Yezidis
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Jesiden
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Jesiden.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857720610 |
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0857720619 |
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1299659756 |
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9781299659759 |
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9780755624423 |
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0755624424 |
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9780857739018 |
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0857739018 |
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