The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Christine Allison | ISBN: | 9781136746550 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 14, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christine Allison |
| ISBN: | 9781136746550 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 14, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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
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
