Christine Allison
"The focus on textual analysis of transcribed oral poems and songs
will assist the folklorist and the anthropologist in an
understanding of a relatively unknown religious group. At the same
time it provides more reliable information on the Yezidis and an
extensive bibliography for further research."
-Reeva Spector Simon, "Ethnic and Racial Studies
"The book makes a sustantive contribution to literature on
ethnicity by illustrating the use of oral tradition in the creation
of a historical narrative and a nationalist ideal."
-Reeva Spector Simon
"The lyric and narrative songs presented here have been
meticulously translated and transliterated by Allison who attended
live performances and used taped versions for her study."
-Reeva Spector Simon, "Racial and Ethnic Studies
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