Ezster Spat

Yezidis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first detailed survey of Yezidi culture to appear in English. Little is known about these ancient Kurdish mountain people, considered one of the oldest ethnicities in the Middle East, often unjustly derided as "devil-worshippers." Distinct from the majority Sunni Muslim Kurds, the Yezidis' religion evolved through a fusion of Sufism with earlier religious beliefs indigenous to the region, including Zoroastrian, Jewish, Gnostic and Christian motifs. They attribute a prominent place to their protector, the Peacock Angel, traditionally identified with Satan by Muslims. The Yezidis, as a result, have historically been labelled heretics and; thus their self-willed isolation. Along with her enquiry into the meaning and manner of their practices, Spat takes note of the increasing demands of modernization and the shifting balance of power in the region, and also observes the stirrings of inner strife in an otherwise tough, resilient community that has endured continuous attempts at eradication over centuries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saqi Books
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780863565939
• ISBN-10: 086356593X
• Artikelnr.: 21019075

Inhaltsangabe

Contents 5
Illustrations 7
Acknowledgements 9
Foreword 11
Preface 13
Introduction: Yezidis 17
Geographical and Historical Background 17
Yezidi Communities of Northern Iraq 19
Communication between the Communities after the
Establishment of the Autonomous Kurdish Region 23
Yezidis within the Context of Kurdish Society 25
1. Religion 31
The Yezidi Faith 32
Recent Developments and Changes 37
Caste System Among the Yezidis 42
2. Festivals 49
The Autumn Assembly 50
Other Religious Events 60
3. The Second Gulf War 71
4. After the War 77
End of the War 77
Legacy of the Saddam Years 79
Selected Bibliography 91
Index 92