The Yezidis

First Published in 1987 The Yezidis: A Study in Survival traces the origin of Yezidi community's religion, describes the discovery of the people by Western travellers in the early nineteenth century and details the Yezidi community's traumatic history and their status in the 80s.

Autorentext

John S. Guest

Zusammenfassung
First Published in 1987 The Yezidis: A Study in Survival traces the origin of Yezidi community's religion, describes the discovery of the people by Western travellers in the early nineteenth century and details the Yezidi community's traumatic history and their status in the 80s.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations Preface Foreword by Professor Allan Cunningham 1. Antecedents 2. Sheikh Adi and His Order 3. The Yezidi Religion 4. Early Encounters with the Outside World 5. Prisoners on a Sinking Ship 6. English-speaking Missionaries and Explorers 7. Rassam and Layard 8. The Tribulations of Mir Hussein Beg 9. Abdul Hamid and The Yezidis 10. The Publication of the Sacred Book 11. Brother and Sister 12. The Epoch of Mayan Khatun 13. The Yezidis in Transcaucasia Appendix I: The Yezidi Sacred Book and Sheikh Adi's Hymn Appendix II: Texts of the Yezidi Letters to the Grand Vizier and Sir Stratford Canning Abbreviations Chapter Notes Bibliography Chol Family Genealogy Index