The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan / Edition 1

by Christine Allison

Overview

The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, neither Muslim, Christian nor Jewish. Their ethnicity has been disputed, but most now claim Kurdish identity. Their heartland, including their holiest shrine, is in the Badinan province of Northern Iraq, and it is the communities in this area which are the main focus of this book. Their highly eclectic religion appears to contain many elements of 'the religions of the book', especially Sufism, upon a foundation of ancient Iranian belief and practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700713974
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/14/2001
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christine Allison

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Map 1: Areas inhabited by Kurds, Map 2: Yezidi COn111lUnities in Northern Iraq: Badinan and Sinjar, Part I, Part II: Kurdish Texts and Translations, Notes to Chapters 1-6, Appendix: Inforl1zants and Performers, Bibliography, Index