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The Sacred Poems of The Yazidis


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Éditeur : University of California Date & Lieu : 1993, Los Angeles
Préface : Pages : 522
Traduction : ISBN :
Langue : AnglaisFormat : 160x210mm
Code FIKP : Liv. Eng. Mur. Sac N° 3819Thème : Général

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The Sacred Poems of The Yazidis

The Sacred Poems of The Yazidis

Jasim Elias Murad

University of California

In this chapter the reader is introduced to the Yazidis; their origin, physical characteristics, language, customs and clothing, and geographical distribution. This chapter also briefly describes their history, social structure, religious doctrines and means of livelihood; also discussed are the history of Sheikh Adi and the Yazidi religious hierarchy. Sheikh Adi is of particular significance as he founded the religious hierarchy of the Yazidis, and historical knowledge of the priestly Yazidi ancestors helps us to understand the social functions of the sacred poems. Reconstructing the history of Yazidi ancestors, in particular, the history of Sheikh Adi, enable the reader to grasp the motives …


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Table of Contents

Transliteration / vi
A Note on Translation / viii
List of Illustration / ix
Acknowledgments / xi
Vita / xx
Abstract of the Dissertation / xxii

Introduction / 1
Chapter I. The Cultural and Historical Setting / 29
Chapter II. Rituals and the Sacred Poems / 116
Chapter III. The Sacred Poems: An Artistic View / 219
Chapter IV. The Sacred Poems: Interpretation
And Function / 268
Chapter V. The Dissemination of Religious
Knowledge among the Yazidis / 358
Appendix 1 / 410
Appendix 2 / 420
Appendix 3 / 429
Appendix 4 / 434
Appendix 5 / 444
Appendix 6 / 454
Appendix 7 / 460
Appendix 8 / 465
Appendix 9 / 471
Appendix 10 / 475
Appendix 11 / 490
Appendix 12 / 497
Appendix 13 / 505

Bibliography / 516



List of Illustrations

Map I. The genealogy of the Sheikhs according to the Yazidi traditions / 82

Map II. The genealogy of the Pirs according to the Yazidi traditions / 83

Plate I. Yazidis from Sin jar, circa 1820.
(Photo: Claudias James Rich, Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan) / 30

Plate II. Wansa and Mayan Khatun, circa 1935.
(Photo: ’Abd al-Razzag al-Hasani, al-Yazidiyun f i hadirihim wa madihim) / 33

Plate III. (a) Kochak and Qawwal, circa 1930.
(Photo: C. J. Edmonds, A Pilgrimage to Lalish, Royal Asiatic Society) / 34
(b) Jawana Tribesman of Sinjar, circa 1930. (Photo: Ibid.) / 34

Plate IV. Mir Hussein Beg and Abdi Beg, 1849, F. C. Cooper.
(Photo: Henry Layard, Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon) / 88

Plate V. Sheikh Nasir, the Yazidi Baba Sheikh, 1849, F. C. Cooper.
(Photo: Badger, the Nestorians and their Rituals) / 91

Plate VI. (a) The Standard of Ta’us Malak, 1852, Mrs. G. P. Badger.
(Photo: Badger, the Nestorians and their Rituals) / 128
(b) Yazidi Qawwals, 1849, Henry Layard.
(Photo: Layard, Discoveries in the Ruin of Nineveh and Babylon) / 128

Plate VII. (a) The Shrine of Sheikh Adi (from the South), 1945.
(Photo: C. J. Edmonds, A Pilgrimage to Lalish, Royal Asiatic Society) / 167
(b) The Forecourt of Sheikh Adi's Shrine. (Photo: Ibid.) / 167

Piste VIII. Mixed dancing at the Shrine of Sheikh Adi, 1957.
(Photo: Freya Stark, Geographical Magazine) / 168

Piste IX. Three Yazidi Authorities on the Oral
Traditions / 419
(a) Faqir Haji, 1979. (Photo: Sulayman, Yazidizim...) / 419
(b) Sheikh Hàji Son of Ismail. (Photo: Ibid) / 419
(c) Faqir Ali, 1992. (Photo: Faqir Ali) / 419




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