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Hi M, Yes, well I knew that, and I assumed that others on the list did too which is why I didn’t mention it. But now for anyone who didn’t know, they now surely do. Thanks for the link. ~Caroline Tully. From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of M. S. Spencer Sent: Monday, 1 September 2014 9:46 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] BOOKS: The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion Since we are talking about neopagan appropriation of Yezidi culture it might be worth mentioning that, at this moment - Islamic State in Iraq is enacting a genocide against them. Trapped on Mount Sinjar Yezidi are being starved to death while captured Yezidi women are being sold as wives. Just some context. Only seems fair to mention it... https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=yezidi+isis <https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=yezidi+isis&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gfe_rd=cr&ei=g7IDVIpgzI3xB7CZgZgO#q=yazidi+isis&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=nws> &ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gfe_rd=cr&ei=g7IDVIpgzI3xB7CZgZgO#q=yazidi+isis&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=nws Back to your regularly scheduled chatting. ~M On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Magliocco, Sabina <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi everyone, Yes, Caroline -- Victor Anderson's Feri tradition of Witchcraft does include the Peacokck Angel as one of its deities, and from my understanding, Feri initiates do see a continuity between him and the deity of the Yezedi. Interesting that Yezedi influence is now being felt in US Interfaith. How cool is that? BB, Sabina Sabina Magliocco Professor Department of Anthropology California State University - Northridge [log in to unmask] ________________________________________ From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Caroline Tully <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 8:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] BOOKS: The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion Wow, that album sounds interesting... and talk of a peacock angel is reminding me of the Feri Tradition of Witchcraft which has some sort of peacock deity, not sure if it's meant to be evoking the Yezidi angle in any way...(as an invented tradition, I mean). ~Caroline. -----Original Message----- From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2014 1:05 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] BOOKS: The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion Hi, Caroline - Thanks for the heads-up - another one for the shelves of our new Library ( once the shelves go up, any day now)! The Yezidi immigrants are definitely making their presence felt here in the States, religiously and culturally - for example, the dialogue going on with Southern Baptist groups ( among others ) in Tennessee, with interfaith study groups sharing and comparing their origins and cosmologies. And as an example of cultural / artistic impact, I would point to the lovely acoustic guitar track on William Tyler's 2010 *Behold the Spirit* album, entitled "The Cult of the Peacock Angel". Cors in Manu Domine, ~ Khem Caigan <[log in to unmask]> "Heat and Moisture are Active to Generation; Cold and Dryness are Passive, in and to each Thing; Fire and Air, Active by Elementation; Water and Earth, Passive to Generation." *Of the Division of Chaos* -Dr. Simon Forman