After conquering large swathes of northern Iraq, the Islamic State undertook an aggressive
genocidal campaign against the Yezidi people in which they not only executed and …

The subject of this book is the so-called London Qazvini, an early 14th-century illustrated
Arabic copy of al-Qazvini's The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existing Things …

Yezidis in Syria: Identity Building among a Double Minority traces the development of Yezidi
identity on the margins of Syria's minority context. This little known group is connected to the …

This chapter investigates the question of the Yezidis' identity, based on Yezidi oral works
and statements about their self-identification, as well as their classification of non-Yezidis …

• Explains how the Yezidis worship Melek Ta'us, the Peacock Angel, an enigmatic figure
often identified as “the devil” or Satan, yet who has been redeemed by God to rule a world of …

This paper examines the question of heterodoxy and orthodoxy from the point of view of the
Yezidis, attempting to consider their place vis-a-vis Islam and at the same time make a valid …

Introduction to the special issue: Yezidism and Yezidi Studies in the early 21st century IDEAS
home Advanced search Economic literature: papers, articles, software, chapters, books …

In this and the following chapter, I present the world as experienced and expressed by
Shingali Ezidi women, the spaces they inhabit and the times of their daily lives. Based on my …

The article is an attempt to answer the question why Wednesday has the status of a holy day
in Yezidism. Wednesday can be seen as a commemoration of the fourth day of creation …

DOI: 10.31857/S032150750007023-7 28 января 2019 г. скончался эмир (мир) езидов,
правивший на протяжении 75 лет,-Тахсин-бег. В статье представлены некоторые …