ISBN:
9781848852747
,
1848852746
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 283 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
Series Statement:
Library of modern religion 17
Series Statement:
Library of modern religion
Dissertation note:
Teilw. zugl.: Paris, Univ., Diss., 2006
DDC:
299.159
Keywords:
Yezidis
;
Yezidis History
;
Yezidis
;
Yezidis
;
History
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Jesiden
;
Kultur
;
Architektur
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction p. 1. - Meeting the Yezidis p. 5. - Geographical Location and Distribution p. 33. - Origins, History and Development p. 35. - Yezidis in Mesopotamia and Anatolia p. 37. - Yezidis in Syria p. 63. - Yezidis in Transcaucasia p. 66. - Religious Belief System p. 71. - God, Angels and the Trinity p. 71. - God (Xwedê) p. 71. - Angels p. 72. - The Peacock Angel (Tawûsî Melek) p. 73. - Sultan Êzi p. 81. - Sheikh 'Adi p. 82. - Yezidi Mythology p. 86. - The Creation of the Cosmos and the Universe p. 86. - The Creation of Human Beings p. 87. - The Flood p. 88. - Holy Books p. 88. - Religious Hierarchy p. 91. - Religious Practices, Observances and Rituals p. 99. - Haircut, Baptism, Circumcision, Brother of the Hereafter, Marriage, Death p. 99. - Prayer p. 103. - Fasting p. 104. - Pilgrimage p. 104. - Festivals and Ceremonies p. 108. - Taboos p. 112. - Material Culture p. 115. - Homeland, Landscape, Sacred Places p. 115. - Places of Worship p. 130. - The Sanctuary p. 131. - Mausoleums p. 146. - Shrin
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