The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7007-1397-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, neither Muslim, Christian nor Jewish. Their ethnicity has been disputed, but most now claim Kurdish identity. Their heartland, including their holiest shrine, is in the Badinan province of Northern Iraq, and it is the communities in this area which are the main focus of this book. Their highly eclectic religion appears to contain many elements of 'the religions of the book', especially Sufism, upon a foundation of ancient Iranian belief and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allison, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Map 1: Areas inhabited by Kurds, Map 2: Yezidi COn111lUnities in Northern Iraq: Badinan and Sinjar, Part I, Part II: Kurdish Texts and Translations, Notes to Chapters 1-6, Appendix: Inforl1zants and Performers, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christine Allison