EAN: 9783447101257

RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN KURDISTAN BEYOND THE MA...

Religious Minorities in Kurdistan: Beyond the Mainstream  edited by Khanna Omarkhali 
represents an account of the various religious milieus flourishing beyond the Islamic
mainstream in all parts of Kurdistan. The miscellany describes how the religious minority
groups operate within the Kurdish regions  which themselves have been subject to numerous
conflicts and social as well as political transformations at the turn of the 21st century. This
volume emphasizes recent developments affecting these communities  in particular their social
and religious lives. Six chapters are dedicated to the Ahl-e Haqq (Yarisan Kaka'is)  Yezidis 
Alevis  the Haqqa and Khaksar Sufi traditions  the Shabaks  as well as to the Jewish and
Christian communities in Kurdistan. The anthology includes three indices and a glossary of
religious terms appearing in the volume.

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