Rebuilding the unimagined past : Êzîdî religious architecture and the reconfiguration of sacred space Sebastian Maisel Leipzig University Êzîdîsm is an authentic, syncretistic religion that originated in Northern Mesopotamia. It is also a largely orally...
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Rebuilding the unimagined past : Êzîdî religious architecture and the reconfiguration of sacred space Sebastian Maisel Leipzig University Êzîdîsm is an authentic, syncretistic religion that originated in Northern Mesopotamia. It is also a largely orally transmitted religion without many visible spatial representations of the faith. Religious or sacred architecture may include houses and other structures of worship, shrines, schools, mon- asteries, mausoleums, and cemeteries. These buildings fulfill a number of various functions in the ritual performance of religion including the building of a community of believers. Some of those rituals can only performed at designated religious spaces. Êzîdîsm is described as a religion of orthopraxy, emphasizing the im- portance of ritual over dogmatic meaning. This connects the actions of the individual believer and those of the community of believers to certain places and people of sacred importance. In this article I aim to identify those sites a
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