Introduction to the special issue: Yezidism and Yezidi Studies in the early 21st century
Philip Kreyenbroek, Khanna Omarkhali
Georg-August University of Göttingen
Georg-August University of Göttingen
Keywords: Yezidism; Yezidi Studies; methodology; genocide; ISIS.
Abstract
The articles in this volume deal with recent developments concerning the Yezidis. They focus on the consequences of IS’s attempted genocide of Yezidis in the Sinjar region, and on aspects of the current public and academic discourse on Yezidis and their religion.