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Based on the author's dissertation (Ph. D., Central European University, Budapest, 2009).

The Yezidis, an ancient enigmatic Kurdish mountain people, are considered one of the oldest ethnicities in the Middle East, and often derided as devil-worshippers . Distinct from the majority Sunni Kurds, Yezidis religion evolved through a fusion of Sufism with earlier religious beliefs indigenous to the
region, including Zoroastrian, Jewish, Gnostic and Christian motifs. They attribute a prominent place to their protector, the Peacock Angel, traditionally identified with Satan by Muslims.
Historically labelled as heretics and mercilessly persecuted, the Yezidis developed a unique...