The Onion and the Mandrake: Plants in Yezidi Folk Beliefs

Abstract The non-dogmatic character of the Yezidi religion presupposes the presence of a heavy layer of so-called “primitive” religious elements, including plant worship. This paper focuses on plants having obvious sacred connotations in Yezidi beliefs, both on the level of the cult and marginal fol...

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Main Author: Arakelova, Victoria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-156
Further subjects:B sacred plants
B the mandrake
B the onion
B Yezidi folk beliefs
B Armenian folk tradition
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