The yezidis : a study in survival /: a study in survival. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John S. Guest.
• Authors: Guest, John S
• Contents: List of Illustrations Preface Foreword by Professor Allan Cunningham 1. Antecedents 2. Sheikh Adi and His Order 3. The Yezidi Religion 4. Early Encounters with the Outside World 5. Prisoners on a Sinking Ship 6. English-speaking Missionaries and Explorers 7. Rassam and Layard 8. The Tribulations of Mir Hussein Beg 9. Abdul Hamid and The Yezidis 10. The Publication of the Sacred Book 11. Brother and Sister 12. The Epoch of Mayan Khatun 13. The Yezidis in Transcaucasia Appendix I: The Yezidi Sacred Book and Sheikh Adi’s Hymn Appendix II: Texts of the Yezidi Letters to the Grand Vizier and Sir Stratford Canning Abbreviations Chapter Notes Bibliography Chol Family Genealogy Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 956.0088299159; Yezidis -- Middle East
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000817508; 9781000817492
• Related ISBNs: 9781032408743
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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