Kaka’i
E749160
Kaka’i is a Kurdish religious minority community associated with the syncretic Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan) faith, primarily found in parts of Iraq and Iran.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious community
ⓘ
religious minority ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ahl-e Haqq community
NERFINISHED
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Yarsani community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahl-e Haqq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarsan faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beliefSystem | Ahl-e Haqq doctrine ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
esoteric teachings
ⓘ
secretive religious texts ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Kurdish people ⓘ |
| facedThreatFrom | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreBelief |
divineManifestations
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorshipType |
assembly houses
ⓘ
local shrines ⓘ |
| hasRitualLanguage |
Gorani dialects
ⓘ
Kurdish dialects ⓘ |
| hasSacredText | Kalam-e Saranjam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identityAspect |
closed religious community
ⓘ
ethno-religious community ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
non-Muslim minority in Iraq
ⓘ
unrecognized religious minority in Iran ⓘ |
| neighboringCommunities |
Shi’a Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
concentrated in Kurdish areas
ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Kurdish ⓘ |
| primaryRegions |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionType | syncretic religion ⓘ |
| religiousCenterRegions |
Ilam Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kermanshah Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdistan Region of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLeadership |
sayyids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spiritual leaders ⓘ |
| religiousMinorityStatusIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
communal rituals
ⓘ
veneration of holy figures ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Yarsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionsWith |
Alevism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shi’a Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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