The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion Contributor(s): Açikyildiz, Birgül (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848852746 ISBN-13: 9781848852747 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Middle East - General - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal |
Dewey: 299.159 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 any prior knowledge about Yezidism, and in an accessible and readable style, her book examines Yezidis not only from a religious point of view but as a historical and social phenomenon. She throws light on the origins of Yezidism, and charts its historical development - from its beginnings to the present - as part of the general history of the Kurds. |