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Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan

English · Paperback / Softback

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The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, neither Muslim, Christian nor Jewish. At a time when studies of Kurdish nation-building are developing, this book is the first to consider Kurdish oral traditions within their social context and explain their relevance for a large Kurdish community.

List 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

About the author

Christine Allison

Summary

The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, neither Muslim, Christian nor Jewish. At a time when studies of Kurdish nation-building are developing, this book is the first to consider Kurdish oral traditions within their social context and explain their relevance for a large Kurdish community.

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