Notes on the Yezidi Religious Syncretism

Arakelova, Victoria

doi:10.1163/1573384042002993

Cited by 9 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 2 publications

(2 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Over time, Yezidism has incorporated a number of elements of Gnosticism and Oriental Mysticism [91], such as the presence of several “holy beings” [92] as well as of the later Christian and Islamic faith history, so that the Yezidi now represent a belief system which reflects a syncretism of various cults of the area [93,94]. As a result, the Yezidi religion has a “flexible and adaptable belief system” and no fixed dogmatic-theological categories and systems [95].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Narrative Review: The (Mental) Health Consequences of the Northern Iraq Offensive of ISIS in 2014 for Female Yezidis

Jäger

Rammelt

Ott

et al. 2019

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Yezidis who represent a religious minority living in Northern Iraq were particularly affected by the persecution by ISIS (Islamic state of Iraq and Syria, syn.: ISIL—Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant) that gained power after 2013. This paper gives an overview of the events and the mental health consequences on the Yezidi community as well as associated influences on affected female Yezidis. Based on a systematic literature search, the aspects of “Persecution by ISIS and actual situation of the Yezidi community”, “Gender-specific aspects of the persecution and its consequences”, “Mental health of the affected women”, and “Cultural–historical and religious context” are worked out. Research indicates a high burden of health strain and mental health problems in the surviving Yezidi women, especially post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and depression. Concerning transgenerational trauma, the recent genocide has revived past experiences in the history of the community. Like the narrow cultural and religious rules of the community, this can be both a resource and a burden. The actual extent of the attacks is neither predictable for the affected individuals nor for the community, consequences could also be passed onto descendants. Long-term care and support of the affected persons, their descendants, and the Yezidi community seems indispensable.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Narrative Review: The (Mental) Health Consequences of the Northern Iraq Offensive of ISIS in 2014 for Female Yezidis

Jäger

Rammelt

Ott

et al. 2019

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Indeed, despite its unique character, Yezidism has a number of striking similarities with other syncretic religious systems, first of all, with such extreme Shīʿa groups as, for example, the Ahl-i Ḥaqq and the Zaza Alevīs (Kreyenbroek 1995: 53 et seq. ;Arakelova 2004;Asatrian and Arakelova 2014: 121-123). Dogmatic Shīʿa elements are also present, particularly in the religious folklore, all being either nominally presented in the texts or adapted to the Yezidi Weltanschauung (Asatrian and Arakelova 2016).…”

Section: Other Specific Features Of the Yezidi Religious Syncretismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements

Akhlaq

2023

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

with a Master of Arts degree, he taught at various schools shaping students to be better versions of themselves. Away from the pressures of the Ministry, he devotes long hours and devours countless cups of teh halia (a local brew of ginger tea) researching on the Moorish Science Temple of America and the Nation of Islam which has been published in several academic journals as well as featured on the websites of these religious movements. He lives in Punggol, an isolated nook in the northeast of Singapore, with his wife and three kids and lives for Islam, historical research, and football.Kaarina Aitamurto holds a position of a senior researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki. Her areas of expertise include contemporary Paganism, nationalism, and the governance of Islam in Russia. She was a fellow at the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Russian Studies "Choices of Russian Modernization", funded by the Academy of Finland (2012-2017) and currently works in the project "Migration,

show abstract

Being Ezidi in the Middle East

Suvari¹

2018

Understanding Religious Violence

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Notes on the Yezidi Religious Syncretism

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Narrative Review: The (Mental) Health Consequences of the Northern Iraq Offensive of ISIS in 2014 for Female Yezidis

Narrative Review: The (Mental) Health Consequences of the Northern Iraq Offensive of ISIS in 2014 for Female Yezidis

Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements

Being Ezidi in the Middle East

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About