Shâmaran

The Neolithic Eternal Mother, Love and the Kurds

Dilsa Deniz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

316 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-9125-6 (ISBN)

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This book serves as a concise exploration of the Shâmaran's enduring presence, resilience, and the ongoing efforts to reclaim her cultural significance from the shadows of colonization. Thus the study is a valuable resource for future studies on feminine spirituality and eco-spirituality.

Shâmaran: The Neolithic Eternal Mother, Love and the Kurds covers one of the earliest ancient figures of Mother Earth, Shâmaran, of the Zagros Mountains, which is at the crossroads of Iran, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia, and has historically been a melting pot of diverse groups, contributing to the formation of the Kurdish nation. This unique convergence has played a pivotal role in shaping the rich history, culture, language, and the very essence of their homeland, Kurdistan.Shâmaran is the significant religiocultural symbol, serving as a poignant embodiment of this heritage. The book meticulously documents, deconstructs and interprets Shâmaran's myth and her Neolithic image, recognizing their profound significance as manifestations of the Mother Earth Goddess.The study details the philosophy and symbolism of her faith, deciphers the content in the region within the existing pre-Islamic Kurdish religions namely Alevism, Yarsanism, and Êzidism and Kurdish culture as a whole.

Dilsa Deniz is Kurdish socio-cultural anthropologist with a specialization in Kurdish Alevism and Dersim, a pivotal center for Kurdish Alevism, Kurdish culture, indigeneity, and decolonization.

Introduction
Shâmaran: The Myth and The Image
Chapter I. Decolonization of Shâmaran
Chapter II: Myths, History, Religion and Kurdish Context
Chapter III :The Shâ: Mother Earth Goddess of Kurdistan
Chapter IV: Deconstruction and Reconstruction: The Body and Content of Mother Earth Goddess of Kurdistan
Chapter V: Shâmaran, Rêya Heqi /Kurdish Alevism, and Patriarchal Colonization
Chapter VI: The Construction of Shaytan/Satan as an Ideological Instrument
Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	17.04.2024
Reihe/Serie	Kurdish Societies, Politics, and International Relations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 237 mm
Gewicht	626 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	1-4985-9125-6 / 1498591256
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-9125-6 / 9781498591256
Zustand	Neuware