Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi

The International Yezidi Theological Academy established in Tbilisi is a breakthrough initiative in the history of Yezidism. The objective of my study is to describe the environment in which it was founded, its goals, leading figures and courses taught. The main part of the article is preceded by a...

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Main Author: Artur Rodziewicz
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Published: Kulturní studia 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://kulturnistudia.cz/between-orthopraxy-and-orthodoxy-international-yezidi-theological-academy-in-tbilisi/
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description The International Yezidi Theological Academy established in Tbilisi is a breakthrough initiative in the history of Yezidism. The objective of my study is to describe the environment in which it was founded, its goals, leading figures and courses taught. The main part of the article is preceded by a brief description of Yezidism and its religious principles, which, due to the ban on writing, have been spread for centuries orally and have not been codified in writing. The following section outlines the changes that have taken place among Yezidis living in Transcaucasia, especially since the 20th century, when the ban on writing was widely violated, as well as the initiatives taken to preserve their cultural and religious identity. The latest of these initiatives is the Yezidi Theological Academy that provides Yezidis with traditional religious knowledge in an academic style.
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Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
Kulturní Studia
yezidism
yezidi diasporas
georgian yezidis
taboos
orality
ban on writing
theology
academy
title Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
title_full Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
title_fullStr Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
title_full_unstemmed Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
title_short Between Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy: International Yezidi Theological Academy in Tbilisi
title_sort between orthopraxy and orthodoxy international yezidi theological academy in tbilisi
topic yezidism
yezidi diasporas
georgian yezidis
taboos
orality
ban on writing
theology
academy
url https://kulturnistudia.cz/between-orthopraxy-and-orthodoxy-international-yezidi-theological-academy-in-tbilisi/
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