Save

Yezdistan versus Kurdistan: Another Legend on the Origin of the Yezidis

In: Iran and the Caucasus
Author: Victoria Arakelova1
View More View Less
  • 1 Russian-Armenian State University, Yerevan
Online Publication Date:
23 Dec 2017
Full Access

The paper focuses on the analysis of the term Yezdistan (Ēzdīstān) attested in a Yezidi legend, having obvious parallels with the Shahnameh’s “Tale of Zahhak”. It is particularly interesting that this plot does not occur in any of the Kurmanji versions of the Shahnameh ever recorded in Armenia and represents, in fact, a separate legend out of the epic context.

Title:
Yezdistan versus Kurdistan: Another Legend on the Origin of the Yezidis
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384X-20170404
Language:
English
Pages:
376–380
Keywords:
Yezidis Origin; Yezdistan; Kurdistan
In:
Iran and the Caucasus
In:
Volume 21: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1573-384X
Print ISSN:
1609-8498
Subjects:
Central Asia, Asian Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Iran & Persian Studies

Content Metrics

All Time Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 231 1 0
Full Text Views 288 41 0
PDF Views & Downloads 191 57 2