E.S. Drower: Peacock Angel

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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.

For an excellent recent book on Yezidism, see Philip Kreyenbroek, Yezidism - Its Background, Observances and Textual Tradition (Mellen, 1995)

Note: All of the page numbers have anchor tags, so can be referenced individually, for example, http://www.avesta.org/yezidi/peacock.htm#p30. Likewise, the chapters can be referenced, for example, http://www.avesta.org/yezidi/peacock.htm#chap3. Obvious typos have been silently corrected.

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

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