Yezidis in Syria : identity building among a double minority / Sebastian Maisel.

By: Maisel, Sebastian, 1970- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]Copyright date: 2017Description: 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739177754 (e-book)Subject(s): Yezidis -- Syria | Religious minorities -- SyriaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Yezidis in Syria : identity building among a double minority.DDC classification: 299/.159 LOC classification: BL1595 | .M35 2017Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Minorities in Syria : competing hierarchies -- Demystifying the Yezidis : a word about the sources -- Religious beliefs and social organization -- Historical developments -- Yezidis in the new Syria -- Conclusion : future challenges.
Summary: This book highlights the complicated diversity of Syria's ethnic and religious fragmentation on the basis of the identity building process among the Yezidis, the lowest in the country's socio-economic and political hierarchy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Minorities in Syria : competing hierarchies -- Demystifying the Yezidis : a word about the sources -- Religious beliefs and social organization -- Historical developments -- Yezidis in the new Syria -- Conclusion : future challenges.

This book highlights the complicated diversity of Syria's ethnic and religious fragmentation on the basis of the identity building process among the Yezidis, the lowest in the country's socio-economic and political hierarchy.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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