ISBN: 9781848852747

The Yezidis Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).The History of a Community, Culture and Reli… More...

The Yezidis Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).The History of a Community, Culture and ReligionAuthor(s): Birgul AcikyildizFormat: HardbackPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United KingdomImprint: I.B. TaurisISBN-13: 9781848852747, 978-1848852747SynopsisYezidism 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 any prior knowledge about Yezidism, and in an accessible and readable style, her book examines Yezidis not only from a religious point of view but as a historical and social phenomenon. She throws light on the origins of Yezidism, and charts its historical development - from its beginnings to the present - as part of the general history of the Kurds.The author describes the Yezidi belief system (which considers Melek Taus - the 'Peacock Angel' - to be ruler of the earth) and its religious practices and observances, analysing the most important facets of Yezidi religious art and architecture and their relationship to their neighbours throughout the Middle East. Richly illustrated, with accompanying maps, photographs and illustrations, the book will have strong appeal to all those with an interest in the culture of the Kurds, as well as the wider region., Nieuw, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Staat van object: Nieuw, Book Title: The Yezidis, EAN: 9781848852747, Publication Year: 2010, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: The Yezidis: the History of a Community, Culture and Religion, Item Height: 234mm, Item Width: 156mm, Subject: Social Sciences, History, Number of Pages: 304 Pages, Bloomsbury Publishing<

ISBN: 9781848852747

The Yezidis Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).The History of a Community, Culture and Reli… More...

The Yezidis Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).The History of a Community, Culture and ReligionAuthor(s): Birgul AcikyildizFormat: HardbackPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United KingdomImprint: I.B. TaurisISBN-13: 9781848852747, 978-1848852747SynopsisYezidism 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 any prior knowledge about Yezidism, and in an accessible and readable style, her book examines Yezidis not only from a religious point of view but as a historical and social phenomenon. She throws light on the origins of Yezidism, and charts its historical development - from its beginnings to the present - as part of the general history of the Kurds.The author describes the Yezidi belief system (which considers Melek Taus - the 'Peacock Angel' - to be ruler of the earth) and its religious practices and observances, analysing the most important facets of Yezidi religious art and architecture and their relationship to their neighbours throughout the Middle East. Richly illustrated, with accompanying maps, photographs and illustrations, the book will have strong appeal to all those with an interest in the culture of the Kurds, as well as the wider region., Nieuw, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Book Title: The Yezidis, EAN: 9781848852747, Publication Year: 2010, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: The Yezidis: the History of a Community, Culture and Religion, Item Height: 234mm, Item Width: 156mm, Subject: Social Sciences, History, Number of Pages: 304 Pages, Bloomsbury Publishing<

2010, ISBN: 1848852746

[EAN: 9781848852747], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. Yezidism is a fascinating part of the rich cultural mosaic of the Middle… More...

[EAN: 9781848852747], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. 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 any prior knowledge about Yezidism, and in an accessible and readable style, her book examines Yezidis not only from a religious point of view but as a historical and social phenomenon. She throws light on the origins of Yezidism, and charts its historical development - from its beginnings to the present - as part of the general history of the Kurds.The author describes the Yezidi belief system (which considers Melek Taus - the 'Peacock Angel' - to be ruler of the earth) and its religious practices and observances, analysing the most important facets of Yezidi religious art and architecture and their relationship to their neighbours throughout the Middle East. Richly illustrated, with accompanying maps, photographs and illustrations, the book will have strong appeal to all those with an interest in the culture of the Kurds, as well as the wider region., Books<

2010, ISBN: 1848852746

[EAN: 9781848852747], Nieuw boek, [SC: 12.05], [PU: I B TAURIS], RELIGION - COMMENTARIES REFERENCE HISTORY MIDDLE EAST GENERAL ETHNIC & TRIBAL, Yezidism is a fascinating part of the rich … More...

[EAN: 9781848852747], Nieuw boek, [SC: 12.05], [PU: I B TAURIS], RELIGION - COMMENTARIES REFERENCE HISTORY MIDDLE EAST GENERAL ETHNIC & TRIBAL, 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. This book offers a comprehensive appraisal of Yezidi religion, society and cultu., Books<

2010, ISBN: 9781848852747

I.B. Tauris, 2010-09-30. Hardcover. New., I.B. Tauris, 2010-09-30, 6