Yezidism between scholarly literature and actual practice: from "heterodox" Islam and "syncretism" to the formation of a transnational Yezidi "orthodoxy" : originally lecture AAR 2009 Montréal

This paper examines the question of heterodoxy and orthodoxy from the point of view of the Yezidis, attempting to consider their place vis-a-vis Islam and at the same time make a valid general characterisation of their form of social life. It is particularly interested in the transition from the rur...

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Main Author: Langer, Robert 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 13 Dec 2010
In: British journal of Middle Eastern studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 393-403
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