Table of Contents

Note on Transliteration
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Minorities in Syria: Competing Hierarchies
Chapter 3. Demystifying the Yezidis: A Word about the Sources
Chapter 4. Religious Beliefs and Social Organization
Chapter 5. Historical Developments
Chapter 6. Yezidis in the New Syria
Chapter 7. Conclusion: Future Challenges
Appendix

About the Author

Sebastian Maisel is associate professor of Arabic and Middle East studies at Grand Valley State University.

Reviews

This important and timely work fills a lacuna that has long been felt by students of Yezidism and others. It offers a thorough, scholarly, and much-needed account of the current position of the Yezidis in Syria, their religion, and historical background. The book makes a major contribution to Yezidi studies.
*Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Georg-August University*

There is still great need for research, especially on aspects of Yezidism as practiced by different local communities. Maisel’s book focuses on identity issues among the Yezidis in Syria, a double minority group which constructed two distinct local identities in past decades, but is now moving towards a unified one. Thus this book is very welcome since it contributes to our knowledge of the current situation of the Yezidi community in Syria.
*Khanna Omarkhali, Georg-August University, Göttingen*