{"product_id":"the-religion-of-the-peacock-angel-the-yezidis-and-their-spirit-world-paperback","title":"The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarnik S. Asatrian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eViktoria Arakelova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many incarnations, the chief of whom is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Yezidi faith can be traced to a range of pre-Islamic belief systems, such as Sufism, some extreme Shi'ite sects, Gnosticism and other traditions surviving from the ancient world. This particular formulation has served to unify Yezidi religious identity and ethnicity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive fieldwork, \u003cem\u003eThe Religion of the Peacock Angel\u003c\/em\u003e presents the first detailed examination of the Yezidi pantheon. The idea of one God and his chief incarnations is first analysed, then the various 'deity figures, ' saints, holy patrons and divinized personalities in the Yezidi belief system are considered in the context of related religious traditions. The study determines the place of all these characters in the system of the Yezidi faith, defining their main functions, features, and genealogies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarnik S. Asatrian\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chair of the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. He is author of many books, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Etymological Dictionary of Persian\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Arakelova\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. She is co-author, with Garnik Asatrian, of \u003cem\u003eThe Ethnic Minorities of Armenia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785004679456,"sku":"9781032179759","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91faea5dd6d87642cf625d1772f34be4.webp?v=1780610773","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-religion-of-the-peacock-angel-the-yezidis-and-their-spirit-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}