Peacock Angel
Lulu Press, Inc, Jan. 7, 2015 - Religion
The mysterious Yezidis have been thrust into the public attention due to the 2014 attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq in a campaign to obliterate non-Islamic influences from the area. Lady Drower's account of her experiences among the Yezidis has become an important record of this persecuted minority, and their religious practices.
E.S. Drower: Peacock Angel
The Yezidis have many customs and beliefs in common with Zoroastrianism, and this text has many observations of interest to students of the latter.
I have been trying to purchase a copy of this book for some time, but have always been outbid by extravagant amounts. Bidding was always vigorous, so I figured there was a fair amount of interest in this text. Therefore, I decided to create this HTML edition.
Please let me know if you find any typos, or have suggestions for improving this e-text or web site. Thanks. -JHP, July 2004.
Author: Drower, E. S. (Ethel Stefana), Lady, b. 1879
Title: Peacock angel; being some account of votaries of a secret cult and their sanctuaries
Published: London, J. Murray [1941]
Description: ix, 214 p. front., illus., plates, ports. 22 cm.
Availability: TC Wilson Library 297 D839 Regular Loan
Subject LC: Yezidis.
Material Type: bks
http://www.avesta.org/yezidi/peacock.htm
E.S. Drower: Peacock Angel, Part 2
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