Gifts from the Sky: Yezidi Sacred Objects as Symbols of Power, Tools of Healing and Seals of Divine Favor* Eszter Spät \ Central European University This paper studies the socio-religious role of a certain type of sacred ob- ject among the Yezidis of...
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Gifts from the Sky: Yezidi Sacred Objects as Symbols of Power, Tools of Healing and Seals of Divine Favor* Eszter Spät \ Central European University This paper studies the socio-religious role of a certain type of sacred ob- ject among the Yezidis of Northern Iraq. These objects may have their or- igins in amulets or charms, but later acquired much more complex functions and connotations in Yezidi religious tradition. Iraqi Yezidis have lately at- tracted much attention as victims of the so-called Islamic State (or ISIS) and of violent Islamist extremism. They have been the subjects of hundreds, if not thousands of journalistic articles and a number of documentaries dealing with their precarious situation and sufferings, as well as academic articles mainly concentrating on the questions of psychological trauma, migration Lalish « 47 » 3
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