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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Meeting the Yezidis; Geographical Location and Distribution; 1. Origins, History and Development; Yezidis in Mesopotamia and Anatolia; Yezidis in Syria; Yezidis in Transcaucasia; 2. Religious Belief System; God, Angels and the Trinity; God (Xwedê); Angels; The Peacock Angel (Tawûsî Melek); Sultan Êzi; Sheikh 'Adi; Yezidi Mythology; The Creation of the Cosmos and the Universe; The Creation of Human Beings; Th e Flood; Holy Books; Religious Hierarchy; 3. Religious Practices, Observances and Rituals.
- Haircut, Baptism, Circumcision, Brother of the Hereafter, Marriage, DeathPrayer; Fasting; Pilgrimage; Festivals and Ceremonies; Taboos; 4. Material Culture; Homeland, Landscape, Sacred Places; Places of Worship; The Sanctuary; Mausoleums; Shrines; Th e Baptistery; Caves; Tombstones; 5. Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix I: Yezidi Saints; Appendix II: Genealogy of the Umayyads and Sheikh 'Adi's Family; Appendix III: Genealogy of the Early Shamsani Family; Appendix IV: Yezidi Mausoleums in Northern Iraq; Appendix V: Typology of Mausoleums in Northern Iraq.
- Appendix VI: Typology of Mausoleums in the Republic of ArmeniaGlossary; Notes; Interviews; Bibliography; Index.