The Yezidi Oral Tradition In Iraqi Kurdistan

Richmond, Surrey: Curzon,, 2001. First edition, first impression. Important contribution to the study of Yezidi culture by a leading authority; records many previously unpublished oral traditions verging on extinction. Octavo. Publisher's moderate blue boards, gilt lettered. With dust jacket. 2 maps to the text. Clean and sharp; jacket just a little chafed, a coupled of small nicks: very good.… Read more about this item

Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2001. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 313pp.incl.index; HB blue w/gilt; fine condition w/clean, tight pgs. DJ blk.w/white; slight rub. "It is the first western scholarly work to allow the Yezidis to describe themselves in their own words, and to interpret these descriptions.

Paperback / softback. New. 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… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority. This text considers Kurdish oral traditions within their social context and explains their relevance for a large Kurdish community. It allows the Yezidis to describe themselves in their own words, and interprets these descriptions.

Curzon Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 313 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.

Routledge, 2015. Paperback. New. 332 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.

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