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The Yezidis : the History of a Community, Culture and Religion.
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 syn...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2010.
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| Colección: | Library of modern religion ;
17. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857720610 0857720619 1299659756 9781299659759 9780755624423 0755624424 9780857739018 0857739018 |