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1	Sticks and Stones : External Influences on Êzîdî Religious and Cultural Transformation Latham Lechowick, Rick January 2017 (has links) This paper reviews foreign influences on Êzîdîism from 19th Century travelogues to the 2014 Şengal Genocide. The author introduces a broader definition for ‘Êzîdîism’ than previously used to show that the affects of external mistreatment are pervasive throughout the community. Using examples of Êzîdî orthopraxy, the paper demonstrates the changes occurring within Êzîdîism due to foreign influence. The author suggests that outsiders consider varying their literary and linguistic treatment of Êzîdîism. In light of the Êzîdîs’ current situation, this paper concludes with the possibilities that religious and cultural re-definition might provide. Yezidi Yazidi Ezidi Islamic State ISIS Kurdistan Sinjar Shengal Iraq KRG Yezidism Yazidism Jezidi Jazidi History of Religions Religionshistoria
2	The Sacred Space and Religious Identity among Yezidis: Accounting for the Lived Experiences of Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Iraq Mangini, Katerina 28 March 2018 (has links) Religion and religious ritual has been linked to providing individuals and entire communities with the ability to cope in the aftermath of life-changing traumas. This thesis explores the intersection of coping and ritual in the aftermath of the recent persecution of the Yezidi people. The methodology utilizes qualitative interviews and participant observation which was conducted in Ainkawa, Lalish and Bashiqa during fieldwork that took place in July 2017. A sample of 25 Yezidis who remain displaced in Northern Iraq were asked to describe their experience of coping in the aftermath of the Sinjar Massacre. I argue that the introduction of a baptismal ritual extended to adult women became a medium to reclaim identity. This allowed women who were abducted to symbolically re- declare themselves as Yezidi, cope with the trauma, reintegrate into the community and reclaim their identity through ritual, which presents healing in a framework that is largely relatable. Yezidism Yazidi Sinjar Massacre Shingal Massacre Ethnography Iraq Social and Cultural Anthropology Islamic World and Near East History Near and Middle Eastern Studies Near Eastern Languages and Societies Other Religion Political History Social and Cultural Anthropology Social Psychology Sociology of Religion Terrorism Studies

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Sticks and Stones : External Influences on Êzîdî Religious and Cultural Transformation

The Sacred Space and Religious Identity among Yezidis: Accounting for the Lived Experiences of Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Iraq