Yezidis in Syria : identity building among a double minority
Sebastian Maisel (Author)
Traces the development of Yezidi identity on the margins of Syria's minority context. This little known group is connected to the community's main living area in northern Iraq, but evolved as a separate identity group in the context of Syria's colonial, national, and revolutionary history. Always on the bottom of the socio-economic hierarchy, the two sub-groups located in the Kurdagh and the Jezira experience a period of sociological and theological renewal in their quest for a recognized and protected status in the new Syria. In this book, Maisel transmits and analyzes the Yezidi perspective on Syria's policies towards ethnic and religious minorities. --From publisher description
xiii, 189 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
9781498549806, 1498549802
1048943968
Minorities in Syria: competing hierarchies
Demystifying the Yezidis: a word about the sources
Religious beliefs
Historical developments
Yezidis in the new Syria
Future challenges