The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World

ISBN-13: 9781032179759 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 168 str.

Garnik S. Asatrian; Victoria Arakelova

Opis

Based on extensive fieldwork, 'The Religion of the Peacock Angel' presents the first detailed examination of the Yezidi pantheon.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: The One God  1. Malak-Tawus: The Leader of the Holy Triad  2. Sheikh 'Adi  3. Sultan Ezid  Part 2: The Yezidis' Pantheon and the Syncretic Features of their Religion  4. The Yezidi Minor Deities, Saints and Holy men  5. Aspects of Nature and Celestial Bodies in Yezidi Tradition  6. Yezidi Religious Syncretism  Conclusion.  Index

O autorze

Garnik S. Asatrian is Chair of the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. He is author of many books, most recently The Etymological Dictionary of Persian.

Victoria Arakelova is Associate Professor in the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. She is co-author, with Garnik Asatrian, of The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia.