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Autore |
Maisel Sebastian <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Yezidis in Syria : identity building among a double minority / / Sebastian Maisel |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Yezidis - Syria |
Religious minorities - Syria |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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