John S. Guest

Survival Among The Kurds (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136157363
• Artikelnr.: 38457512

Autorenporträt

John S. Guest

Inhaltsangabe

Antecedents
Sheikh Adi and his order
the Yezidi religion
early encounters with the outside world
prisoners on a sinking ship
English-speaking missionaries and explorers
Rassam and Layard
the tribulations of Mir Hussein Beg
Abdul Hamid and the Yezidis
the publication of the sacred books
brother and sister
the epoch of Mayan Khatun
the Yezidis in transcaucasia. Appendix: the Yezidi sacred books and Sheikh Adi's hymn
texts of the Yezidi letters to the Grand Vizier and Sir Stratford Canning
an interview with Yezidi religious leaders.