Bøger af Christine Allison

This is a cult novel of polyamory (many loves) about seven people who love each other. Kerensa and Ryan, after fifteen years of happy traditional marriage, decide to follow their bliss, responsibly and honestly. They find more and more people with whom to fall in love and in bed!

The more than 20 million Kurds in the Middle East are the largest nation in the world without their own independent state. Their struggles for international recognition may ultimately depend on their ability to convince the world that they have their own valid and mature identity. This survey of Kurdish culture describes the differences that exist in a community that is spread across four countries in the region - Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria - and recognizes that Kurdish culture is changing. Successive chapters deal with Kurdistan's written literature and oral tradition, the development of book publishing and other modern media, the range of Islamic and other religious beliefs that have shaped Kurdish identity, and Kurdish material culture including costumes, carpets and the everyday objects of village life.

The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority. This text considers Kurdish oral traditions within their social context and explains their relevance for a large Kurdish community. It allows the Yezidis to describe themselves in their own words, and interprets these descriptions.